Flint

/flɪnt/ noun

Definition

a hard sedimentary rock used historically to make tools and start fires

Etymology

from Old English 'flint', related to Old Norse 'flint' meaning 'splinter of stone'

Kelly Says

Flint was so crucial to early humans that entire trade networks developed around it - it was basically the plastic of the Stone Age!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንጨት
ARالعربية
صوان
BNবাংলা
চকমক
CACatalà
sílex
CSČeština
pazourek
DADansk
flintesten
DEDeutsch
Feuerstein
ELΕλληνικά
πυριτης
ESEspañol
pedernal
FAفارسی
سنگ آتش
FISuomi
piikivi
FRFrançais
silex
GUGU
આગનો પત્થર
HAHA
kura
HEעברית
צור
HIहिन्दी
चकमक
HUMagyar
tűzköves
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu api
IGIG
elu
ITItaliano
selce
JA日本語
火打ち石
KKKK
құс-құмас
KMKM
ថ្ម
KO한국어
부싯돌
MRMR
आग्नेय पत्थर
MSBahasa Melayu
batu api
MYမြန်မာ
မီးခဲ
NLNederlands
vuursteen
NONorsk
flint
PAPA
ਆਗ ਦਾ ਪੱਥਰ
PLPolski
krzemień
PTPortuguês
sílex
RORomână
silex
RUРусский
кремень
SVSvenska
flinta
SWKiswahili
jivu
TAதமிழ்
தீக்கல்
TEతెలుగు
చెట్టుకల్లు
THไทย
หินฉาน
TLTL
bato ng apoy
TRTürkçe
çakmak taşı
UKУкраїнська
кремінь
URاردو
چقماق
VITiếng Việt
đá lửa
YOYO
ookan
ZH中文
燧石
ZUZU
ibhebhe

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