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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstælæktaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-lək-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /stəˈlæktaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /stəˈlækˌtaɪt/ [General-American], /ˈstæləkˌtaɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stalactite.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stalactites [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σταλάσσειν (stalássein) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. New Latin -ītēs New Latin stalactītēsbor. English stalactite From New Latin stalactītēs, from Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós, “dripping; dropping”) + Latin -ītēs (suffix with the sense ‘belonging to’ forming adjectives) (modelled after the names of stones ending in -ites). Σταλακτός (Stalaktós) is derived from σταλάσσειν (stalássein, “to drip; to let (something) drip”) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives denoting possibility from verbs). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la-new:stalactītēs<ety:af<grc:σταλακτός<ety:af<σταλάσσω<alt:σταλάσσειν>><-τός>>><-ītēs>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek σταλάσσειν (stalássein) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. New Latin -ītēs New Latin stalactītēsbor. English stalactite [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "σταλάσσειν", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "σταλάσσω", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tós", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "σταλακτός", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "demonym", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "verbal adjectives", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "verbal adjectives", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-της", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῑ́της", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "-ītēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "stalactītēs", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stalactite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="stalactite">, {{bor|en|la-new|stalactītēs}} New Latin stalactītēs, {{der|en|grc|σταλακτός|t=dripping; dropping}} Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós, “dripping; dropping”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{der|en|la|-ītēs|pos=suffix with the sense ‘belonging to’ forming adjectives}} Latin -ītēs (suffix with the sense ‘belonging to’ forming adjectives), {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-noun}} stalactite (plural stalactites)
  1. (geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave. Derived forms: snottite, stalactic, stalactical, stalactitic, stalactitical, stalactitiform Related terms: calthemite, speleothem Coordinate_terms: stalagmite Translations (mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave): շթաքար (štʻakʻar) (Armenian), сталакты́т (stalaktýt) [masculine] (Belarusian), сталякты́т (staljaktýt) [masculine] (Belarusian), сталакти́т (stalaktít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), estalactita [feminine] (Catalan), caramell [masculine] (Catalan), 鐘乳石 /钟乳石 (zhōngrǔshí) (Chinese Mandarin), stalaktit [masculine] (Czech), druipsteenpegel [masculine] (Dutch), druipsteen [masculine] (Dutch), stalaktito (Esperanto), dropasteinur [masculine] (Faroese), tippukivipuikko (Finnish), stalaktiitti (Finnish), stalactite [feminine] (French), სტალაქტიტი (sṭalakṭiṭi) (Georgian), Stalaktit [masculine] (German), σταλακτίτης (stalaktítis) [masculine] (Greek), נָטִיף (natíf) [masculine] (Hebrew), sztalaktit (Hungarian), dropasteinn [masculine] (Icelandic), stalaktit (Indonesian), aolchuisne [masculine] (Irish), stalattite [feminine] (Italian), 鍾乳石 (shōnyūseki) (alt: しょうにゅうせき) (Japanese), 종유석 (jong'yuseok) (alt: 鐘乳石) (Korean), stalaktīts [masculine] (Latvian), keoiri (Māori), sopleniec [masculine] (Polish), stalaktyt [masculine] (Polish), estalactite [feminine] (Portuguese), сталакти́т (stalaktít) [masculine] (Russian), stalaktit [masculine] (Slovak), stalaktit [masculine] (Slovene), estalactita [feminine] (Spanish), stalaktit [common-gender] (Swedish), estalaktita (Tagalog), tulumbato (Tagalog), หินย้อย (hǐn-yɔ́ɔi) (Thai), sarkıt (Turkish), damla taş (Turkish), stalaktit (Turkish), сталакти́т (stalaktýt) [masculine] (Ukrainian), thạch nhũ (Vietnamese), nhũ đá (Vietnamese)
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Noun [French]

IPA: /sta.lak.tit/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-stalactite.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-stalactite.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-stalactite.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: stalactites [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin stalactites, from Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la-new|stalactites}} Borrowed from New Latin stalactites, {{der|fr|grc|σταλακτός}} Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} stalactite f (plural stalactites)
  1. (geology) stalactite Tags: feminine
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  2. icicle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-stalactite-fr-noun-RqeiVxFo

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      "word": "სტალაქტიტი"
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      "word": "aolchuisne"
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      "sense": "mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave",
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      "sense": "mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "es",
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