kaolín
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkaoliːn]
Noun
kaolín m inan
- kaolin (fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.)
Declension
Declension of kaolín (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaolín | kaolíny |
| genitive | kaolínu | kaolínů |
| dative | kaolínu | kaolínům |
| accusative | kaolín | kaolíny |
| vocative | kaolíne | kaolíny |
| locative | kaolínu | kaolínech |
| instrumental | kaolínem | kaolíny |
See also
Further reading
- “kaolín”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “kaolín”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989