Tropfstein

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German

Etymology

Tropfen +‎ Stein

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Noun

Tropfstein m (strong, genitive Tropfsteines or Tropfsteins, plural Tropfsteine)

  1. dripstone: stalactite or stalagmite
    hängender Tropfstein ― stalactite
    stehender Tropfstein ― stalagmite

Declension

Declension of Tropfstein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tropfstein die Tropfsteine
genitive eines des Tropfsteines, Tropfsteins der Tropfsteine
dative einem dem Tropfstein, Tropfsteine1 den Tropfsteinen
accusative einen den Tropfstein die Tropfsteine

1Now rare, see notes.

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