Margarodit

German

Etymology

Coined in 1843 by Dr. Carl Schaffhäutl, from Byzantine Greek μαργαρώδης (margarṓdēs, “pearl-like”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”); see μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).

Noun

Margarodit m (mixed, genitive Margarodits, plural Margaroditen)

1. (mineralogy) margarodite
   • 1843, Dr. Carl Schaffhäutl, “Chemisch-mineralogische Untersuchungen”, in Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie, volume 46, number 3, page 325:

     C. Margarodit, (Glimmer, Margarit, verhärteter Talk) aus dem Zillerthale.

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Declension

Declension of Margarodit [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Margarodit	die	Margaroditen
genitive	eines	des	Margarodits	der	Margaroditen
dative	einem	dem	Margarodit	den	Margaroditen
accusative	einen	den	Margarodit	die	Margaroditen

Further reading

• Margarodit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de