Kreide

German

Etymology

From Middle High German krīde, from Old High German krīda, from Proto-West Germanic *krīdā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaɪ̯də/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Krei‧de

Noun

Kreide f (genitive Kreide, plural Kreiden)

  1. a chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)

Declension

Declension of Kreide [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kreide die Kreiden
genitive einer der Kreide der Kreiden
dative einer der Kreide den Kreiden
accusative eine die Kreide die Kreiden

Derived terms

Proper noun

Kreide f (proper noun, genitive Kreide)

  1. the Cretaceous
    Synonym: Kreidezeit

See also

Further reading

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