Kreide

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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

Tafelkreiden

Kreide f (genitive Kreide, plural Kreiden)

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

Declension

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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