amalgam
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient; malleable material”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”). Doublet of malagma. For the verb, compare French amalgamer.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amalgam (countable and uncountable, plural amalgams)
- (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
- A combination of different things.
- 1960 March, J. P. Wilson & E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 149:
- This was the Ambergate, Nottingham & Boston & Eastern Junction Railway, an amalgam of a number of separate schemes put forward in 1845, which secured its Act on July 16, 1846.
- One of the ingredients in an alloy.
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Verb[edit]
amalgam (third-person singular simple present amalgams, present participle amalgaming, simple past and past participle amalgamed)
- (archaic, transitive, intransitive) To amalgamate.
- a. 1691, Robert Boyle, An Essay on the Porousness of Solid Bodies
- I had once occasion to distill in a small retort some gold amalgamed with such a fine and subtile mercur
- 1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, OCLC 1008120557; reprinted Menston, Yorkshire: The Scolar Press, 1970, OCLC 52009618, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- gold t'amalgam with some six of mercury
- a. 1691, Robert Boyle, An Essay on the Porousness of Solid Bodies
Further reading[edit]
- Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “amalgam”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- David Barthelmy (1997–2022), “Amalgam”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “amalgam”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2022.
- “amalgam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
amalgam n (genitive singular amalgams, no plural)
Declension[edit]
n-s | singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | amalgam | amalgamið |
accusative | amalgam | amalgamið |
dative | amalgami | amalgaminu |
genitive | amalgams | amalgamsins |
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch amalgaam, from French amalgame, from Latin amalgama, from Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient; malleable material”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amalgam (first-person possessive amalgamku, second-person possessive amalgammu, third-person possessive amalgamnya)
- amalgam: an alloy containing mercury.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “amalgam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Noun[edit]
amalgam (Jawi spelling املݢم, plural amalgam-amalgam, informal 1st possessive amalgamku, 2nd possessive amalgammu, 3rd possessive amalgamnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “amalgam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgamāre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amalgam m inan
- (metallurgy) amalgam (an alloy containing mercury)
- (literary) amalgam (a combination of different things)
- Synonyms: aliaż, amalgamat, melanż, mieszanina, mieszanka
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | amalgam | amalgamy |
genitive | amalgamu | amalgamów |
dative | amalgamowi | amalgamom |
accusative | amalgam | amalgamy |
instrumental | amalgamem | amalgamami |
locative | amalgamie | amalgamach |
vocative | amalgamie | amalgamy |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- amalgam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- amalgam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French amalgame, from Latin amalgama.
Noun[edit]
amalgam n (plural amalgame)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) amalgam | amalgamul | (niște) amalgame | amalgamele |
genitive/dative | (unui) amalgam | amalgamului | (unor) amalgame | amalgamelor |
vocative | amalgamule | amalgamelor |
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amàlgām m (Cyrillic spelling ама̀лга̄м)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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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 | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | amalgam | amalgamet | — | — |
Genitive | amalgams | amalgamets | — | — |
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