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Kalk
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kalk
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl - and en de Kalk.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kalk is the 38582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Kalk is most common among White (91.1%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Dutch surnames from German
German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:kalc<ety:inh<goh:kalk>>
From de gmh kalc, from de goh kalk, from de gmw-pro *kalk.
Pronunciation
de /kalk/
de alk 1
de De-Kalk.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
lime general term for inorganic materials containing calcium
limescale, scale calcium deposit
de Kalkablagerung
de geology chalk
limestone calcium rock
de Kalkstein
Declension
m,(e)s
Hyponyms
de Ätzkalk
de Baukalk
de Branntkalk
de Braunkalk
de Chlorkalk
de Löschkalk
de Natronkalk
Derived terms
de kalken
de kalkartig, de kalkhaltig
Related terms
de Kalkalpen
de Kalkausfällung
de Kalkbrennofen
de Kalkmilch
de Kalkofen
de Kalkwasser
de kalkweiß
Descendants
csb kalk 1
Further reading