materiaal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch materiaal, from Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia (“wood, material, substance”) from mater (“mother”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

materiaal (plural materiale)

1. material

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia (“wood, material, substance”) from mater (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaː.teː.riˈaːl/, /ˌmaː.tə.riˈaːl/, (regional also) /ˌmaː.tərˈjaːl/, /ˌmaː.triˈaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl
• Hyphenation: ma‧te‧ri‧aal

Noun

materiaal n (plural materialen, diminutive materiaaltje n)

1. material (matter)

Derived terms

• archiefmateriaal
• beeldmateriaal
• bewijsmateriaal
• bouwmateriaal
• feitenmateriaal

Descendants

• Afrikaans: materiaal
• Negerhollands: materialien
• → Caribbean Javanese: matrial
• → Indonesian: material

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat(ə)riˈaːl/

Noun

materiaal n (plural materialen)

1. material

Further reading

• “materiaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011