Schamotte

German

Alternative forms

• Schamott m (regional)

Etymology

Unknown.

According to one theory, through its variant Scharmotte from an Italian adaptation of Scharm or Schärm, an East Central German dialectal form of Scherben "shards; earthenware pot", supposed to have been coined by Italian workers in the porcelain industry of 18th century Thuringia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈmɔtə/

Noun

Schamotte f (genitive Schamotte, no plural)

1. (ceramics) grog, chamotte (ceramic raw material)

Declension

Declension of Schamotte [sg-only, feminine]

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

Derived terms

• Schamottstein

Descendants

• → French: chamotte
  • → English: chamotte

Further reading

• “Schamotte” in Duden online
• “Schamotte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• "Schamotte" in Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon (1909).