alamă

See also: alama

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Greek μάλαμα (málama). Possibly influenced by existing words aur (“gold”) and aramă (“copper”). Compare also Italian lama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlamə/
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧mă

Noun

alamă f (plural alămuri)

1. (uncountable) brass (alloy of copper and zinc)
2. (countable) object made of brass
3. (in the plural) musical instruments made of brass

Declension

Declension of alamă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) alamă	alama	(niște) alămuri	alămurile
genitive/dative	(unei) alame	alamei	(unor) alămuri	alămurilor
vocative	—		—

References

• alamă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)