malm

English

Etymology

From Middle English malme (sand), from Old English mealm, mealmstān (sandstone); from or related to Old Norse malmr (ore, metal). From the same Proto-Indo-European root as meal.

Noun

malm (uncountable)

1. A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.
2. An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Danish

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /malm/, [malˀm]

Noun

malm c (singular definite malmen, plural indefinite malme)

1. ore
2. bronze, brass

Inflection

    Inflection of malm

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	malm	malmen	malme	malmene
genitive	malms	malmens	malmes	malmenes

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

malm

1. ore
2. (archaic) an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead and some tin
3. (archaic) the geological period of late Jurassic
4. (archaic) a hill or ridge consisting of sand or gravel
5. regionally, a field used by the military for exercise
6. regionally (Stockholm), an urban habituation area outside of the main city center

Declension

Declension of malm

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	malm	malmen	malmer	malmerna
genitive	malms	malmens	malmers	malmernas

Descendants

• Finnish: malmi