kaolín

See also: kaolin and Kaolin

Czech

Alternative forms

• kaolin

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaoliːn]

Noun

kaolín m inan

1. kaolin (fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.)

Declension

Declension of kaolín (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kaolín	kaolíny
genitive	kaolínu	kaolínů
dative	kaolínu	kaolínům
accusative	kaolín	kaolíny
vocative	kaolíne	kaolíny
locative	kaolínu	kaolínech
instrumental	kaolínem	kaolíny

See also

• keramika
• hrnčířství

Further reading

• “kaolín”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “kaolín”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989