Speckstein

German

Etymology

From Speck (“fat, bacon”) +‎ Stein (“stone”), a calque of Latin steatītis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛkˌʃtaɪ̯n/

Noun

Speckstein m (strong, genitive Specksteins or Specksteines, plural Specksteine)

  1. soapstone
    Synonyms: (learned) Steatit, (rare, ambiguous) Seifenstein

Declension

Declension of Speckstein [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Speckstein die Specksteine
genitive eines des Specksteins, Specksteines der Specksteine
dative einem dem Speckstein, Specksteine1 den Specksteinen
accusative einen den Speckstein die Specksteine

1Now rare, see notes.

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