mineral

See also minéral, minerał, and Mineral

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• minerall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, minera (“ore”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɪn.ɜː(ɹ).əl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/, X-SAMPA: /"mIn.3:(r).@/, /"mIn.r@l/

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Noun

mineral (plural minerals)

1. (geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
   • 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128: 

     Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.

2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
3. Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
4. (UK) Mineral water.
5. (Ireland, South Africa, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.

Translations

in geology

• Arabic: معدن (ar) (má3din) m
• Catalan: mineral (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 礦物 (cmn), 矿物 (cmn) (kuàngwù)

• Czech: minerál (cs) m, nerost (cs) m
• Dutch: delfstof (nl) c, mineraal (nl) n
• Esperanto: mineralo (eo)
• Finnish: mineraali (fi)
• French: minéral (fr) m
• German: Mineral (de) n
• Hindi: खनिज (hi)

• Italian: minerale (it) m
• Japanese: 鉱物 (ja) (こうぶつ, kōbutsu)
• Macedonian: минерал (mk) (minerál) m, руда (mk) (rúda) f
• Norwegian: mineral (no) m
• Persian: کانی (fa) (kâni)
• Polish: minerał m
• Portuguese: mineral (pt) m
• Romanian: mineral (ro) n, minerale (ro) n pl
• Russian: минерал (ru) (minerál) m
• Spanish: mineral (es) m
• Turkish: mineral (tr)

as opposed to animal and vegetable

• Catalan: mineral (ca) m
• Czech: minerál m
• Dutch: mineraal (nl) n
• French: minéral (fr) m
• Italian: minerale (it) m
• Japanese: 鉱物 (こうぶつ, kōbutsu)

• Macedonian: минерал (mk) (minerál) m
• Norwegian: mineral (no) m
• Persian: معدنی (fa) (ma'dani)
• Portuguese: mineral (pt) m
• Romanian: mineral (ro) n
• Russian: минерал (ru) (minerál) m

in nutrition

• Catalan: mineral (ca) m
• Dutch: mineraal (nl) n
• Finnish: hivenaine (fi)
• French: minéral (fr) m
• Japanese: ミネラル (ja) (mineraru)

• Macedonian: минерал (mk) (minerál) m
• Norwegian: mineral (no) m
• Portuguese: mineral (pt) m
• Romanian: mineral (ro) n
• Swahili: madini (sw)

mineral water

• Catalan: aigua mineral (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 矿泉水 (cmn)

• Czech: minerální voda
• Dutch: mineraalwater (nl) n
• Finnish: kivennäisvesi (fi), mineraalivesi (fi)
• French: eau minérale (fr) f

• Italian: acqua minerale (it) f
• Japanese: ミネラルウォーター (mineraru wōtā)
• Macedonian: минерална вода (mk) (minerálna vóda) f
• Norwegian: mineralvann n
• Persian: آب معدنی (fa) (âb ma'dani)
• Romanian: apă minerală (ro) f
• Swahili: madini (sw)

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Translations to be checked

• Telugu: ఖనిజం (khanijaM)
• Welsh: mwyn m

Related terms

• mine
• mineralogy

Derived terms

• rare earth mineral

Adjective

mineral

1. of, related to, or containing minerals

Translations

in geology

• Catalan: mineral (ca) m and f
• Finnish: mineraalinen
• French: minéral (fr)

• Greek: μεταλλικός (el) (metalikós)
• Italian: minerale (it)
• Japanese: 鉱物の (こうぶつの, kōbutsu no)
• Portuguese: mineral (pt) m and f

Derived terms

• mineral acid
• mineral oil
• mineral processing
• mineral tar
• mineral water
• mineral wax
• mineral weathering
• mineral wool

Anagrams

• manlier
• marline

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Catalan

Adjective

mineral m, f (masculine and feminine plural minerals)

1. mineral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerals)

1. mineral

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

mineral

1. mineral.

Declension

    declension of mineral

nominative	mineral
genitive	mineralnıñ
dative	mineralğa
accusative	mineralnı
locative	mineralda
ablative	mineraldan

Adjective

mineral

1. mineral.

Mineral suv = mineral water.

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Danish

Noun

mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)

1. mineral

See also

• mineralog
• mineralsalt
• mineralvand

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Galician

Noun

mineral m (plural minerais)

1. mineral

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Norwegian

Noun

mineral n

1. mineral

Inflection

    Inflection of mineral

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål n	mineral	mineralet	mineral/mineraler	minerala/mineralene
Nynorsk n	mineral	mineralet	mineral	minerala [minerali]

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /miněraːl/
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

Noun

minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)

1. mineral

Declension

    declension of mineral

	singular	plural
nominative	minèrāl	minerali
genitive	minerála	minerala
dative	mineralu	mineralima
accusative	mineral	minerale
vocative	minerale	minerali
locative	mineralu	mineralima
instrumental	mineralom	mineralima

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mi.ne̞ˈɾal/

Adjective

mineral m and f (plural minerales)

1. mineral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerales)

1. mineral

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Swedish

Noun

mineral n

1. mineral

Declension

Declension of mineral

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mineral	mineralet	mineraler	mineralerna
genitive	minerals	mineralets	mineralers	mineralernas