kalk

See also: Kalk

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French calque (“a trace, copy”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkalk/

Noun

kalk m

(linguistics) calque

Declension

Declension of kalk

	singular	plural
nominative	kalk	kalky
genitive	kalku	kalků
dative	kalku	kalkům
accusative	kalk	kalky
vocative	kalku	kalky
locative	kalku	kalcích
instrumental	kalkem	kalky

References

Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
"kalk" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Danish

Etymology 1

From Latin calx.

Noun

kalk c (singular definite kalken, not used in plural form)

calcium carbonate
Synonym of kalksten (“limestone”)
slaked lime, limewater (acquous solution of calcium hydroxide)
Synonym: læsket kalk (“hydrated lime”)
quicklime
Synonym: brændt kalk (“burned lime”)
calcium

Declension

Declension of kalk

common gender	Singular
common gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	kalk	kalken
genitive	kalks	kalkens

Etymology 2

From Latin calix.

Noun

kalk c (singular definite kalken, plural indefinite kalke)

chalice

Declension

Declension of kalk

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kalk	kalken	kalke	kalkene
genitive	kalks	kalkens	kalkes	kalkenes

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑlk/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: kalk
Rhymes: -ɑlk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch calc, from Old Dutch *kalk, from Latin calx.

Noun

kalk m (uncountable)

lime (mineral)

Derived terms

bergkalk
kalken
kalknagel
kalkoven
kalksteen
mergelkalk
ontkalken
verkalken

Descendants

Afrikaans: kalk
Negerhollands: kalk
- → Virgin Islands Creole: kalk (dated)
→ Indonesian: kalk
→ Japanese: カルキ (karuki)
→ Papiamentu: karkó, kalki
→ Sranan Tongo: karki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kalk

first-person singular present indicative of kalken
imperative of kalken

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkalk/
Audio (file)

Verb

kalk

singular imperative of kalken

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin calx, probably via Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰal̥k/
Rhymes: -al̥k

Noun

kalk n (genitive singular kalks, no plural)

lime, quicklime (calcium oxide)
calcium (in food)

Declension

declension of kalk

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	kalk	kalkið
accusative	kalk	kalkið
dative	kalki	kalkinu
genitive	kalks	kalksins

Synonyms

(calcium): kalsín, kalsíum

Derived terms

áburðarkalk
brennt kalk (burnt lime, calcium oxide)
kalk- (calc-, calci-, calco-)
kalka (calcify)
kalkað brjósk (calcified cartilage)
kalkberandi (calciferous, calcigerous)
kalkmyndandi (calciferous)
kalkflagna- (psamm-, psammo-)
kalkflögur (psammoma bodies)
kalkhrörnun (calcareous degeneration)
kalkhungur (calcifames)
kalkipappír
kalkkenndur (calcareous)
kalkborinn (calcareous)
kalkmiga (calcariuria)
kalkmyndun (calcification)
kalksteinn (chalk, limestone)
kalkvatn (limewater)
klórkalk (bleaching powder, chloride of lime)
leskjað kalk (slaked lime)
óleskjað kalk (unslaked lime)

Anagrams

lakk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kalk, from Middle Dutch calc, from Old Dutch *kalk, from Latin calx.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkal(ə̆)ʔ]
Hyphenation: kalk

Noun

kalk (plural kalk-kalk, first-person possessive kalkku, second-person possessive kalkmu, third-person possessive kalknya)

(mineralogy) lime.
Synonym: kapur

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalk/

Verb

kálk

second-person singular imperative of kalti

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin calx, via Middle Low German or German Low German.

Noun

kalk m (definite singular kalken)

(mineralogy) lime

Related terms

kalkstein

Etymology 2

From Latin calix and Old Norse kalkr; compare with German Kelch.

Noun

kalk m (definite singular kalken, indefinite plural kalker, definite plural kalkene)

a chalice

References

“kalk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑlk/

Etymology 1

From Latin calx, via Middle Low German or German Low German.

Noun

kalk m (definite singular kalken)

(mineralogy) lime

Related terms

kalkstein

Etymology 2

From Latin calix and Old Norse kalkr.

Noun

kalk m (definite singular kalken, indefinite plural kalkar, definite plural kalkane)

a chalice

References

“kalk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

The spelling of this entry has been normalized from calc according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.

Alternative forms

calc, calch, calck, chalc, chalch, chalh, kalck

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix).

Noun

kalk m

lime (inorganic material containing calcium)
limestone (stone containing lime)

Declension

Declension of kalk (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	kalk	kalka
accusative	kalk	kalka
genitive	kalkes	kalko
dative	kalke	kalkum
instrumental	kalku	—

Descendants

Middle High German: kalc
- Alemannic German: Chalch
- Bavarian: Koich
  Cimbrian: khalch
  Hianzisch: Koli
  Tyrol Bavarian: Kchoich
- Central Franconian: Kallek, Kallik
  Hunsrik: Kallik
- East Central German:
  Erzgebirgisch: Kallich
  Silesian: Koilk
  Vilamovian: kiöelk
- East Franconian: Kallich, Kollich
- German: Kalk
- Luxembourgish: Kallek
- Rhine Franconian:
  Hessian: Kalch, Kalsch
  Palatine German: Kalk, Kalik
  Pennsylvania German: Kallick, Kalk
- Yiddish: קאַלכ‎ (kalkh)

Old Saxon

The spelling of this entry has been normalized from calc according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.

Alternative forms

calc

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix).

Noun

kalk m

lime (inorganic material containing calcium)
limestone (stone containing lime)

Declension

Declension of kalk (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	kalk	kalkos
accusative	kalk	kalkos
genitive	kalkes	kalkō
dative	kalke	kalkum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

Middle Low German: kalk, kallik
- Low German: Kalk
- Plautdietsch: Kaulkj
- → Latvian: kaļķis
- → Scandinavian:
  - Icelandic: kalk
  - Faroese: kálk
  - Norwegian:
    Norwegian Nynorsk: kalk
    Norwegian Bokmål: kalk
    - → Lule Sami: kálkka (or from Swedish)
    - → Southern Sami: kaalhke (or from Swedish)
  - Old Danish: kalk
    - Danish: kalk
  - Old Swedish: kalker
    - Swedish: kalk
      - → Finnish: kalkki
        → Inari Sami: kalkkâ
        → Skolt Sami: kalkk
      - → Northern Sami: kálka

Polish

Alternative forms

kalek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalk/
Rhymes: -alk
Syllabification: kalk

Noun

kalk

genitive plural of kalka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French calque.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kâlk/

Noun

kȁlk m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏лк)

calque

Declension

Declension of kalk

	singular	plural
nominative	kȁlk	kàlkovi
genitive	kalka	kàlkōvā
dative	kalku	kalkovima
accusative	kalk	kalkove
vocative	kalče	kalkovi
locative	kalku	kalkovima
instrumental	kalkom	kalkovima

Derived terms

kalkírati

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalk/
Rhymes: -alk

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish kalker, from Middle Low German kalk, from Latin calx.

Noun

kalk c

(uncountable) limestone
(uncountable) lime, calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide

Declension

Declension of kalk
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kalk	kalken	—	—
Genitive	kalks	kalkens	—	—

Descendants

→ Finnish: kalkki
- → Inari Sami: kalkkâ
- → Skolt Sami: kalkk
→ Northern Sami: kálka

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish kalker, from Latin calix (“cup, chalice”).

Noun

kalk c

(countable) chalice, a large drinking cup
(countable, botany) a cup-shaped calyx

Declension

Declension of kalk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kalk	kalken	kalkar	kalkarna
Genitive	kalks	kalkens	kalkars	kalkarnas

References

kalk in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Yir-Yoront

Noun

kalk (ergative kalkat)

(Yirrk-Thangalkl) spear

kalk

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Further reading

Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

German

Pronunciation

Verb

Icelandic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

Verb

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

References

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Polish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms