kalkflis

Swedish
ett tunnvalv av kalkflis, a barrel vault from non-hewn limestone, built around 1200 AD, Fardume slott, Gotland

Etymology

kalk (“limestone”) +‎ flis (“chip, splinter”), related to German Fliese (tile)

Noun

kalkflis c

  1. a (slice of flat) limestone, in particular one with natural (flat and smooth) surface
    ett tunnvalv av kalkflis
    a barrel vault made from (naturally shaped) limestones
    Om dagen döljer grönfläckiga paddan sig [...] under lösbruten »kalkflis» eller i springor i kalkstenshällarna.
    During the day the green spotted toad hides under loose limestones or in the gaps between limestone slabs.
  2. a layer of limestone (as part of the bedrock)
  3. gravel (grain circa 2-6 mm) of limestone (used for sanding on snow)
    Halkbekämpning av G- och GC-vägar ska ske med kalkflis 2-6 mm.
    Sanding of walkpaths and walk/bikepaths will be made with limestone gravel 2-6 mm.

Declension

Often treated as the uncountable name of a substance, but sometimes counting indivdiual stones.

Declension of kalkflis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kalkflis kalkflisen kalkflisar kalkflisarna
Genitive kalkflis kalkflisens kalkflisars kalkflisarnas

References
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