kalkflis
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ett tunnvalv av kalkflis, a barrel vault from non-hewn limestone, built around 1200 AD, Fardume slott, Gotland
Swedish
Etymology
kalk (“limestone”) + flis (“chip, splinter”), related to German Fliese (tile)
Noun
kalkflis c
- a (slice of flat) limestone, in particular one with natural (flat and smooth) surface
- ett tunnvalv av kalkflis
- a barrel vault made from (naturally shaped) limestones
- Om dagen döljer grönfläckiga paddan sig [...] under lösbruten »kalkflis» eller i springor i kalkstenshällarna.
- During the day the green spotted toad hides under loose limestones or in the gaps between limestone slabs.
- a layer of limestone (as part of the bedrock)
- gravel (grain circa 2-6 mm) of limestone (used for sanding on snow)
- Halkbekämpning av G- och GC-vägar ska ske med kalkflis 2-6 mm.
- Sanding of walkpaths and walk/bikepaths will be made with limestone gravel 2-6 mm.
Usage notes
Often treated as the uncountable name of a substance, but sometimes individual stones are counted, where each stone is a kalkflisa.
Declension
Declension of kalkflis
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kalkflis | kalkflis |
| definite | kalkflisen | kalkflisens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |