iron

Betekenis (English)

1. A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
2. Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
3. A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
4. Shackles.
5. (slang) A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.
6. A dark shade of the color silver.
7. (slang) A male homosexual.
8. A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
9. Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.
10. Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.
11. A meteorite consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of nickel), as opposed to one composed mainly of stony material.
12. A safety curtain in a theatre.
13. (slang) Dumb bombs, those without guidance systems.

ijzer

strijkijzer

ijzeren

strijken

bout

gladstrijken

ijzer -s

ijzer-

Ijzer

gladstrĳken

ijzersterk

strĳkbout

strĳkĳzer

ĳzer

ĳzeren

strĳken

metallic element

made of iron

flat-iron

atomic number 26

clothes iron

iron clothes

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈaɪən/

Inherited from Middelengels

Inherited from Oudengels

In summary

From Middle English iren, from Old English īsern, īsærn, īren, īsen, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”), from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (“iron”), a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

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