mineral
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- minerall (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mineral (plural minerals)
- (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, 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.
- (Britain) Mineral water.
- (Ireland, South Africa, 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...
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
in geology
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as opposed to animal and vegetable
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in nutrition
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mineral water — see mineral water
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AdjectiveEdit
mineral (not comparable)
- of, related to, or containing minerals
TranslationsEdit
relating to or containing minerals
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Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from mineral (adjective and noun)
ReferencesEdit
- mineral at OneLook Dictionary Search
- mineral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mineral (masculine and feminine plural minerals)
NounEdit
mineral m (plural minerals)
Further readingEdit
- “mineral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean TatarEdit
NounEdit
mineral
DeclensionEdit
Declension of mineral
| nominative | mineral |
|---|---|
| genitive | mineralnıñ |
| dative | mineralğa |
| accusative | mineralnı |
| locative | mineralda |
| ablative | mineraldan |
AdjectiveEdit
mineral
- Mineral suv = mineral water.
ReferencesEdit
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of mineral
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mineral | mineralet | mineraler | mineralerne |
| genitive | minerals | mineralets | mineralers | mineralernes |
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
GalicianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mineral m (plural minerais)
Further readingEdit
- “mineral” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
NounEdit
mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral or mineraler, definite plural minerala or mineralene)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “mineral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
mineral n (definite singular mineralet, indefinite plural mineral, definite plural minerala)
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PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mineral m (plural minerais)
- (geology) mineral (naturally occurring inorganic material with characteristic physical properties)
- (nutrition) mineral (inorganic element essential to nutrition)
AdjectiveEdit
mineral m or f (plural minerais)
- mineral (relating to or made of minerals)
Related termsEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French minéral, from Latin mineralis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mineral m or n (feminine singular minerală, masculine plural minerali, feminine and neuter plural minerale)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of mineral
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)
DeclensionEdit
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 |
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mineral (plural minerales)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
mineral m (plural minerales)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “mineral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mineral n
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of mineral | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | mineral | mineralet | mineraler | mineralerna |
| Genitive | minerals | mineralets | mineralers | mineralernas |
Further readingEdit
- mineral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)