Kalk

See also: kalk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and German Kalk.

Proper noun

Kalk (plural Kalks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kalk is the 38582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Kalk is most common among White (91.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kalk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267.

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalk/
• Rhymes: -alk

• Audio:

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Noun

Kalk m (strong, genitive Kalkes or Kalks, plural Kalke)

1. lime (general term for inorganic materials containing calcium)
2. limescale, scale (calcium deposit)

   Synonym: Kalkablagerung

3. (geology) chalk
4. limestone (calcium rock)

   Synonym: Kalkstein

Declension

Declension of Kalk [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kalk	die	Kalke
genitive	eines	des	Kalkes, Kalks	der	Kalke
dative	einem	dem	Kalk, Kalke1	den	Kalken
accusative	einen	den	Kalk	die	Kalke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• kalken
• entkalken
• verkalken
• Löschkalk
• Ätzkalk

Descendants

• → Kashubian: kalk

Further reading

• “Kalk” in Duden online
• “Kalk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache