# der Kalkstein

der Kalkstein is a German noun meaning “limestone”. Forms: des Kalksteines, die Kalksteine.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kalksteines
- Plural: die Kalksteine

## In other languages

- Русский: геол. известняк

## Meanings

1. limestone

## Examples

- Kalkstein liegt unter dem Großteil der Stätte. — Limestone underlies most of the site.
- Sie werden eine Menge Kalkstein brechen müssen, um die neue Kirche zu bauen. — They're going to need to quarry a lot of limestone in order to build the new church.

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