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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.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /meːˈtaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: me‧taal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun edit

metaal n (plural metalen, diminutive metaaltje n)

  1. metal
  2. (heraldry) metal (light tincture)

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metaal n (plural metalen)

  1. metal

Further reading edit

  • metaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011