Speckstein
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German
Etymology
From Speck (“fat, bacon”) + Stein (“stone”), a calque of Latin steatītis.
Pronunciation
Noun
Speckstein m (strong, genitive Specksteins or Specksteines, plural Specksteine)
- soapstone
- Synonyms: (learned) Steatit, (rare, ambiguous) Seifenstein
Declension
Declension of Speckstein
| 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.
Further reading
- “Speckstein” in Duden online
- “Speckstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Speckstein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
