metaal
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Etymology edit
From Old French metal (“metal”), from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”), from μέταλλευειν (métalleuein, “to mine, quarry”), of unknown origin, but apparently related to μέταλλαν (métallan, “to seek after”), also of unknown origin.
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Noun edit
metaal n (plural metalen, diminutive metaaltje n)
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
metaal n (plural metalen)
Further reading edit
- “metaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011