metaal

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French metal (“metal”), from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”), from μέταλλευειν (métalleuein, “to mine, quarry”), of unknown origin, but apparently related to μέταλλαν (métallan, “to seek after”), also of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːˈtaːl/

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• Hyphenation: me‧taal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

metaal n (plural metalen, diminutive metaaltje n)

1. metal
2. (heraldry) metal (light tincture)

Derived terms

adjective

• metaalachtig

 

nouns

• edelmetaal
• metaalbewerking
• metaaldetector
• metaalmoeheid

 

Anagrams

• etmaal

West Frisian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈtaːl/

Noun

metaal n (plural metalen)

1. metal

Further reading

• “metaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011