Masculine

Kalk

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) lime (general term for inorganic materials containing calcium)
  2. (masculine, strong) limescale, scale (calcium deposit)
  3. (masculine, strong) chalk
  4. (masculine, strong) limestone (calcium rock)

Frequency

38k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kalch

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kalgg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kalk/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German kalc, from Old High German calc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk.

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