"moldavite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɒldəvʌɪt/ Forms: moldavites [plural]
Etymology: From German Moldawit, from Moldau (“Vltava River”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Moldawit}} German Moldawit, {{m|de|Moldau||Vltava River}} Moldau (“Vltava River”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} moldavite (plural moldavites)
  1. (geology) A substance formed by meteorite impact, a component of the tektites found across central Europe. Categories (topical): Geology, Glass Translations (substance): vltavín (Czech), Moldavit [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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