Schamotte

== German == === Alternative forms === Schamott m (regional) === Etymology === Unknown. According to one theory, through its variant Scharmotte from an Italian adaptation of Scharm or Schärm, an East Central German dialectal form of Scherben "shards; earthenware pot", supposed to have been coined by Italian workers in the porcelain industry of 18th century Thuringia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaˈmɔtə/ === Noun === Schamotte f (genitive Schamotte, no plural) (ceramics) grog, chamotte (ceramic raw material) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Schamottstein ==== Descendants ==== → French: chamotte → English: chamotte === Further reading === “Schamotte” in Duden online “Schamotte”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) "Schamotte" in Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon (1909).