Speckstein

German

Etymology

Calque of Latin steatītis, Speck +‎ Stein.

Noun

Speckstein m (strong, genitive Specksteines or Specksteins, plural Specksteine)

soapstone
Synonyms: Steatit, Seifenstein

Declension

Declension of Speckstein [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Speckstein	die	Specksteine
genitive	eines	des	Specksteines, Specksteins	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

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