Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German kalc, from Old High German calc, from Latin calx (limestone). Cognate with German Kalk, also English chalk.

Noun edit

khalch f (dative khalche)

  1. (Sette Comuni) lime (inorganic material containing calcium)
    De khnòtten zeint gapàchet in khalche.
    The stones are reduced into lime.

Further reading edit

  • “khalch” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo