mineral
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- minerall (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”), probably ultimately derived from Latin mina (“ore, mine”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mineral (plural minerals)
- (geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
- 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, 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.
- Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
- (nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
- (British) Mineral water.
- (Ireland, South Africa, Nigeria, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
- (obsolete) A mine or mineral deposit.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
- O'er whom his very madness, like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base, / Shows itself pure;
- (obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.
- c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
- ...Thou hast... / Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals […]
Derived terms
[edit]- minerals (“testicles”)
Related terms
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Adjective
[edit]mineral (not comparable)
- of, related to, or containing minerals
Derived terms
[edit]- accessory mineral
- æthiops mineral
- agaric mineral
- chameleon mineral
- mineral acid
- mineral black
- mineral blue
- mineral candle
- mineral caoutchouc
- mineral coal
- Mineral County
- mineral green
- mineral lick
- mineral makeup
- mineral oil
- mineralomass
- mineral processing
- mineral railway
- mineral right
- mineral salt
- mineral spirits
- mineral tar
- mineral turpentine
- mineral wagon
- mineral water
- mineral wax
- mineral weathering
- mineral wool
- mines and minerals
- rare earth mineral
- vegeto-mineral
Translations
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References
[edit]- “mineral”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “mineral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerals)
Noun
[edit]mineral m (plural minerals)
Further reading
[edit]- “mineral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
[edit]Noun
[edit]mineral
Declension
[edit]nominative | mineral |
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genitive | mineralnıñ |
dative | mineralğa |
accusative | mineralnı |
locative | mineralda |
ablative | mineraldan |
Adjective
[edit]mineral
References
[edit]- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Danish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)
Declension
[edit]neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mineral | mineralet | mineraler | mineralerne |
genitive | minerals | mineralets | mineralers | mineralernes |
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Galician
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mineral m (plural minerais)
Further reading
[edit]- “mineral”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral or mineraler, definite plural minerala or mineralene)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “mineral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral, definite plural minerala)
Derived terms
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[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]mineral m (plural minerais)
- (geology) mineral (naturally occurring inorganic material with characteristic physical properties)
- (nutrition) mineral (inorganic element essential to nutrition)
Adjective
[edit]mineral m or f (plural minerais)
- mineral (relating to or made of minerals)
Related terms
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French minéral, from Latin mineralis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mineral m or n (feminine singular minerală, masculine plural minerali, feminine and neuter plural minerale)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | mineral | minerală | minerali | minerale | ||
definite | mineralul | minerala | mineralii | mineralele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | mineral | minerale | minerali | minerale | ||
definite | mineralului | mineralei | mineralilor | mineralelor |
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | minèrāl | minerali |
genitive | minerála | minerala |
dative | mineralu | mineralima |
accusative | mineral | minerale |
vocative | minerale | minerali |
locative | mineralu | mineralima |
instrumental | mineralom | mineralima |
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerales)
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]mineral m (plural minerales)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “mineral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mineral n
Declension
[edit]Declension of mineral | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mineral | mineralet | mineraler | mineralerna |
Genitive | minerals | mineralets | mineralers | mineralernas |
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- gl:Mineralogy
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