metaal

Meaning

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

Concepts

metal

metals

Hyphenated as

me‧taal

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/meːˈtaːl/

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.