Kalk

See also: kalk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and German Kalk.

Proper noun

Kalk (plural Kalks)

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 City: 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 (file)

Noun

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

lime (general term for inorganic materials containing calcium)
limescale, scale (calcium deposit)
Synonym: Kalkablagerung
(geology) chalk
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

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