amalgam
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (malagma, “gold”), from μαλάσσω (malassō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakos, “soft”). For the verb, compare French amalgamer.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amalgam (plural amalgams)
- (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury
- A combination of different things
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
alloy
combination
Verb[edit]
amalgam (third-person singular simple present amalgams, present participle amalgaming, simple past and past participle amalgamed)
- (archaic, transitive, intransitive) To amalgamate.
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amàlgām m (Cyrillic spelling ама̀лга̄м)
Declension[edit]
declension of amalgam
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amàlgām | amalgami |
| genitive | amalgáma | amalgama |
| dative | amalgamu | amalgamima |
| accusative | amalgam | amalgame |
| vocative | amalgame | amalgami |
| locative | amalgamu | amalgamima |
| instrumental | amalgamom | amalgamima |
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
amalgam n
Declension[edit]
Declension of amalgam
| uncountable | uncountable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | amalgam | amalgamet | ||
| genitive | amalgams | amalgamets | ||
Categories:
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Metallurgy
- English verbs
- English archaic terms
- English transitive verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- en:Alloys
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- sh:Alloys
- Swedish nouns
- sv:Alloys
