Tropfstein

German

Etymology

Tropfen +‎ Stein

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtʀɔpfʃtaɪ̯n]
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Noun

Tropfstein m (genitive Tropfsteins or Tropfsteines, plural Tropfsteine)

dripstone: stalactite or stalagmite
hängender Tropfstein — stalactite

stehender Tropfstein — stalagmite

Hyponyms

Stalagmit (Bodenzapfen, Auftropfstein), Stalaktit (Deckenzapfen)

Further reading

Tropfstein in Duden online

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