German

Noun

Kalk m ‎(genitive Kalks or Kalkes, plural Kalke)

1. lime

Declension

Related terms

• entkalken
• verkalken

Czech

Noun

kalk m

1. (linguistics) calque

Declension

References

1. ↑ "kalk" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
2. ↑ kalk in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑlk/
• Rhymes: -ɑlk

Etymology 1

Noun

kalk m ‎(uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) lime

Derived terms

• kalkoven
• kalksteen

Etymology 2

Verb

kalk

1. first-person singular present indicative of kalken
2. 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)

1. lime, quicklime (calcium oxide)
2. calcium (in food)

Declension

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)

Synonyms

• (calcium): kalsín, kalsíum

Anagrams

• lakk

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalk/

Verb

kálk

1. 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)

1. (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)

1. a chalice

References

• “kalk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kalk m ‎(definite singular kalken)

1. (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)

1. a chalice

References

• “kalk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• calc

Noun

kalk m

1. chalk

Polish

Alternative forms

• kalek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalk/

Noun

kalk

1. genitive plural of kalka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French calque, from Italian calco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâlk/

Noun

kȁlk m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ка̏лк)

1. calque

Declension

Derived terms

• kalkírati