Galmei

German

Etymology

Derived from Medieval Latin calamīna (or some Romance dialect), from Latin cadmia, ultimately from the Ancient Greek κᾰδμείᾱ, κᾰδμήᾱ, κᾰδμῐ́ᾱ (kădmeíā, kădmḗā, kădmĭ́ā, “calamine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalˌmaɪ̯/, /ˌɡalˈmaɪ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Gal‧mei

Noun

Galmei m (strong, genitive Galmeis, no plural)

  1. (mineralogy) calamine
    Synonym: (dated) Kalmei

Declension

Declension of Galmei [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Galmei
genitive eines des Galmeis
dative einem dem Galmei
accusative einen den Galmei

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • Kieselgalmei
  • Edelgalmei, Kalamin, Zinkspat
  • Galmeiblume, Galmeikupfer, Galmeisalbe, Galmeistein

Further reading

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