kalksteinn
Icelandic
/ˈkʰal̥kˌsteitn/
noun
Definitions
- limestone (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments)
Etymology
Affix from Icelandic kalk (lime, quicklime) + Icelandic steinn (stone).
Origin
Icelandic
steinn
Gloss
stone
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
石
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- calx Latin
- steinn Old Norse
- Guðsteinn Icelandic
- eðalsteinn Icelandic
- geimsteinn Icelandic
- kalk Icelandic
- kalka Icelandic
- roðasteinn Icelandic
- steinbrjótur Icelandic
- steinefni Icelandic
- steinn Icelandic
- steinselja Icelandic
- steinsteypa Icelandic
- steinöld Icelandic