Zahnschmelz

German

Etymology

Zahn (“tooth”) +‎ Schmelz (“enamel, glaze”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtsaːnʃmɛlts]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zahn‧schmelz

Noun

Zahnschmelz m (strong, genitive Zahnschmelzes, no plural)

  1. tooth enamel, dental enamel

Declension

Declension of Zahnschmelz [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Zahnschmelz
genitive eines des Zahnschmelzes
dative einem dem Zahnschmelz, Zahnschmelze1
accusative einen den Zahnschmelz

1Now rare, see notes.

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