metaal

Meaning

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

Concepts

metal

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metals

Synonyms

staal

koper

Hyphenated as

me‧taal

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.