latten

Meaning

1. (archaic, countable, historical, uncountable) An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools.
2. (countable, uncountable) Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any metal in thin sheets.

Synonyms

sheet metal

Translations

lamierino

galvanizli saç

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlætən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: laten

Cognate with Turkish: altın

Cognate with Old Turkish: 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣

Cognate with Karakhanid: اَلْتُونْ

In summary

From Middle English laten, latun, latoun, from Old French laton, laiton, from Arabic لَاطُون (lāṭūn, “copper, copper alloy”), itself from Proto-Common Turkic *altun (“gold”). See Turkish altın, Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 (altun, “gold”), Karakhanid اَلْتُونْ (altūn, “gold”).