kaolín

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See also: kaolin and Kaolin

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaolín m inan

  1. kaolin (fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.)

Declension

Declension of kaolín (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative kaolín kaolíny
genitive kaolínu kaolínů
dative kaolínu kaolínům
accusative kaolín kaolíny
vocative kaolíne kaolíny
locative kaolínu kaolínech
instrumental kaolínem kaolíny

See also

Further reading

  • kaolín in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • kaolín in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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