Kieselerde

German

Etymology

Kiesel (“pebble”) +‎ Erde (“earth, soil”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kieselerde f (genitive Kieselerde, plural Kieselerden)

1. (uncountable) silica
2. diatomaceous earth

Declension

Declension of Kieselerde [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kieselerde
genitive	einer	der	Kieselerde
dative	einer	der	Kieselerde
accusative	eine	die	Kieselerde

Further reading

• “Kieselerde” in Duden online