Kainit

See also: kainit

German

Etymology

Coined by Carl Friedrich Jacob Zincken, from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, recent”) +‎ -it (“-ite”).

Noun

Kainit m (strong, genitive Kainits, plural Kainite)

1. (mineralogy) kainite

Declension

Declension of Kainit [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kainit	die	Kainite
genitive	eines	des	Kainits	der	Kainite
dative	einem	dem	Kainit	den	Kainiten
accusative	einen	den	Kainit	die	Kainite

Further reading

• “Kainit” in Duden online