Kalk
See also: kalk
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch and German Kalk.
Proper noun edit
Kalk (plural Kalks)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kalk is the 38582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Kalk is most common among White (91.1%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kalk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kalc, from Old High German calc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kalk m (strong, genitive Kalkes or Kalks, plural Kalke)
- lime (general term for inorganic materials containing calcium)
- limescale, scale (calcium deposit)
- Synonym: Kalkablagerung
- (geology) chalk
- limestone (calcium rock)
- Synonym: Kalkstein
Declension edit
Declension of Kalk [masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Kashubian: kalk