mineral

See also: Mineral, minerał, minerál, and minéral

English

Alternative forms

• minerall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.nəɹ.əl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/

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Noun

mineral (plural minerals)

1. (geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
   • 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 2, 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.

2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
3. (nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
4. (Britain) Mineral water.
5. (Ireland, South Africa, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
6. (obsolete) A mine or mineral deposit.
   • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act 4, scene 1]:

     O'er whom his very madness, like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base, / Shows itself pure;

7. (obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.
   • c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act 1, scene 2]:

     ...Thou hast... / Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals...

Related terms

• mine
• mineralogy

Translations

in geology

• Albanian: mineral (sq) m
• Arabic: مَعْدِن‎ (ar) m (maʿdin)
• Armenian: հանք (hy) (hankʿ), հանքաքար (hy) (hankʿakʿar)
• Assamese: খনিজ (khoniz)
• Atayal: bblbaliq
• Azerbaijani: mineral (az)
• Belarusian: мінера́л m (minjerál)
• Bengali: খনিজ (khônij)
• Bulgarian: минера́л m (minerál)
• Burmese: ဓာတ် (my) (dhat)
• Catalan: mineral (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 礦物 (zh), 矿物 (zh) (kuàngwù)

• Cornish: moon m
• Czech: minerál (cs) m, nerost (cs) m
• Danish: mineral (da) n
• Dutch: delfstof (nl) c, mineraal (nl) n
• Esperanto: mineralo
• Estonian: mineraal
• Finnish: mineraali (fi), kivennäinen (fi)
• French: minéral (fr) m
• Galician: mineral (gl) m
• Georgian: მინერალი (minerali)
• German: Mineral (de) n
• Greek: ορυκτό (el) n (oryktó), μετάλλευμα (el) n (metállevma)
• Hebrew: מִינֶרָל‎ (he)
• Hindi: खनिज (hi) (khanij)
• Icelandic: steinefni n
• Irish: mianra m
• Italian: minerale (it) m
• Japanese: 鉱物 (ja) (こうぶつ, kōbutsu)
• Khmer: រ៉ែ (rae), ខនិជ (khɑnɨc)
• Korean: 광물 (ko) (gwangmul)

• Lao: ແຮ່ (hǣ), ແຮ່ທາດ (lo) (hǣ thāt), ສິນແຮ່ (sin hǣ)
• Latin: minerale n
• Latvian: minerāls m
• Lithuanian: mineralas m
• Macedonian: минера́л m (minerál), руда f (ruda)
• Malay: mineral
• Maori: manawa whenua, ōpapa, kohuke
• Mongolian: минерал (mn) (mineral)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: mineral (no) n

  Nynorsk: mineral n

• Persian: کانی‎ (fa) (kâni)
• Polish: minerał (pl) m
• Portuguese: mineral (pt) m
• Romanian: mineral (ro) n, minerale n pl
• Russian: минера́л (ru) m (minerál)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: минерал m

  Roman: mineral (sh) m

• Sinhalese: ඛනිජ (si) (khanija)
• Slovak: minerál m
• Slovene: mineral (sl) m
• Spanish: mineral (es) m
• Swedish: mineral (sv) c
• Tagalog: lupangkap
• Tajik: маъдан (maʾdan)
• Thai: แร่ (th) (rɛ̂ɛ), แร่ธาตุ, สินแร่
• Turkish: mineral (tr), maden (tr)
• Ukrainian: мінера́л (uk) m (minerál)
• Uzbek: mineral (uz)
• Vietnamese: khoáng sản (vi), khoáng vật (vi)
• Welsh: mwyn (cy) m

as opposed to animal and vegetable

• Catalan: mineral (ca) m
• Czech: minerál (cs) m
• Dutch: mineraal (nl) n
• Finnish: kivennäinen (fi)
• French: minéral (fr) m
• Greek: ορυκτό (el) n (oryktó)
• Italian: minerale (it) m
• Japanese: 鉱物 (ja) (こうぶつ, kōbutsu)
• Macedonian: минера́л m (minerál)

• Maori: kohuke
• Norwegian: mineral (no) m
• Persian: معدنی‎ (fa) (ma'dani)
• Portuguese: mineral (pt) m
• Romanian: mineral (ro) n
• Russian: минера́л (ru) m (minerál)
• Thai: แร่ (th) (rɛ̂ɛ)

in nutrition

• Armenian: հանքանյութ (hy) (hankʿanyutʿ)
• Bulgarian: минерал m (mineral)
• Catalan: mineral (ca) m
• Dutch: mineraal (nl) n
• Finnish: hivenaine (fi), kivennäisaine (fi)
• French: minéral (fr) m
• Greek: μέταλλο (el) n (métallo)
• Hungarian: ásványi anyag
• Japanese: ミネラル (mineraru)

• Macedonian: минера́л m (minerál)
• Norwegian: mineral (no) m
• Portuguese: mineral (pt) m
• Romanian: mineral (ro) n
• Swahili: madini (sw)
• Swedish: mineral (sv)
• Tagalog: lupangkap
• Thai: แร่ธาตุ, เกลือแร่ (th) (glʉʉa-rɛ̂ɛ)

mineral water — see mineral water

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Telugu: ఖనిజం (khanijaM)

• Welsh: ^{(please verify)} mwyn (cy) m

Adjective

mineral (not comparable)

1. of, related to, or containing minerals

Translations

relating to or containing minerals

• Armenian: հանքային (hy) (hankʿayin)
• Catalan: mineral (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 矿物的 (kuàngwù de)

• Czech: minerální (cs)
• Danish: mineralsk
• Finnish: mineraalinen (fi), kivennäis- (fi)
• French: minéral (fr)
• Georgian: მინერალური (mineraluri)
• Greek: μεταλλικός (el) (metallikós), ορυκτός (el) m (oryktós)

• Irish: mianrach
• Italian: minerale (it)
• Japanese: 鉱物の (ja) (こうぶつの, kōbutsu no)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: mineralsk

  Nynorsk: mineralsk

• Polish: mineralny (pl)
• Portuguese: mineral (pt) m or f
• Swedish: mineralisk (sv)

Derived terms

Terms derived from mineral (adjective and noun)

• mineral acid
• Mineral County
• mineral oil
• mineral processing
• mineral tar
• mineral wagon
• mineral water
• mineral wax
• mineral weathering
• mineral wool
• rare earth mineral

 

References

• mineral at OneLook Dictionary Search
• mineral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Lierman, manlier, marline, railmen, ramline

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /mi.nəˈɾal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /mi.neˈɾal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

mineral (masculine and feminine plural minerals)

1. mineral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerals)

1. mineral

Further reading

• “mineral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

mineral

1. mineral.

Declension

Declension of mineral

nominative	mineral
genitive	mineralnıñ
dative	mineralğa
accusative	mineralnı
locative	mineralda
ablative	mineraldan

Adjective

mineral

1. mineral.

Mineral suv = mineral water.

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌminəˈʁɑˀl/

Noun

mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)

1. mineral

Declension

Declension of mineral

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mineral	mineralet	mineraler	mineralerne
genitive	minerals	mineralets	mineralers	mineralernes

See also

• mineralog
• mineralsalt
• mineralvand

Further reading

• “mineral” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “mineral” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Galician

Noun

mineral m (plural minerais)

1. mineral

Further reading

• “mineral” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral or mineraler, definite plural minerala or mineralene)

1. mineral

Derived terms

• mineralog
• mineralsk
• mineralvann

Related terms

• mineralogi

References

• “mineral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral, definite plural minerala)

1. mineral

Derived terms

• mineralog
• mineralsk

Related terms

• mineralogi

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /minɨˈɾaɫ/
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerais)

1. (geology) mineral (naturally occurring inorganic material with characteristic physical properties)
2. (nutrition) mineral (inorganic element essential to nutrition)

Adjective

mineral m or f (plural minerais, comparable)

1. mineral (relating to or made of minerals)

Related terms

• minério

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miněraːl/
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

Noun

minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)

1. mineral

Declension

Declension of mineral

	singular	plural
nominative	minèrāl	minerali
genitive	minerála	minerala
dative	mineralu	mineralima
accusative	mineral	minerale
vocative	minerale	minerali
locative	mineralu	mineralima
instrumental	mineralom	mineralima

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mineˈɾal/, [mi.ne.ˈɾal]
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

Adjective

mineral (plural minerales)

1. mineral

Derived terms

• agua mineral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerales)

1. mineral

Derived terms

• mineral de hierro
• mineralogía

 

Further reading

• “mineral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌminɛˈraːl/

Noun

mineral n

1. mineral

Declension

Declension of mineral
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mineral	mineralet	mineraler	mineralerna
Genitive	minerals	mineralets	mineralers	mineralernas

Further reading

• mineral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)