Margarodit
German
Etymology
Coined in 1843 by Dr. Carl Schaffhäutl, from Byzantine Greek μαργαρώδης (margarṓdēs, “pearl-like”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”); see μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).
Noun
Margarodit m (mixed, genitive Margarodits, plural Margaroditen)
- (mineralogy) margarodite
- 1843, Dr. Carl Schaffhäutl, “Chemisch-mineralogische Untersuchungen”, in Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie, volume 46, number 3, page 325:
- C. Margarodit, (Glimmer, Margarit, verhärteter Talk) aus dem Zillerthale.
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Declension
Declension of Margarodit [masculine, mixed]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Margarodit | die | Margaroditen |
| genitive | eines | des | Margarodits | der | Margaroditen |
| dative | einem | dem | Margarodit | den | Margaroditen |
| accusative | einen | den | Margarodit | die | Margaroditen |
Further reading
Margarodit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de