Kalksteen in Low German

Pronunciation: /kalkstɛɪ̯n/

noun

Syllabication: Kalk·steen

Plural: Kalksteen m de Kalksteen

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advanced vocabulary

geology

Low Saxon:

Sediment, dat vör allen ut Kalk besteiht

English:

limestone

Dutch:

kalksteen

German:

Kalkstein

Examples:

In Plattdüütschland liggt deep ünner de Eer överall Kalksteen. Afboen lett he sik aver bloots an enkelte Steden, wo he von Solt na baven drückt worrn is.

image illustrating the submeaning

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Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Kalk + Steen

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