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petroleum

See also: Petroleum

English

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

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Noun

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petroleum (countable and uncountable, plural petroleums or petrolea)

  2. A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
    Synonyms: crude oil, oil
    petroleum-based products
    • 1940, William Plotts, Isogeotherm, Or Monist Theory of Stratified Mineral Occurrence and Origin, page 7:
      Coal and petroleum do not occur hap-hazard in nature, but the aggregate occurrence of each product in any region forms a definite, limited horizon, which, in its continuance, is independent of the bedding plane.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧le‧um

Noun

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petroleum m (uncountable)

  1. petroleum

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Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: petroleum

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch petroleum, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pe.troˈleu.m]
  • Hyphenation: pét‧ro‧lé‧um

Noun

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pétroléum (plural petroleum-petroleum)

  1. (petrochemistry) petroleum
    Synonym: minyak bumi

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin petroleum. First attested in 1534.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔlɛwm
  • Syllabification: pe‧tro‧leum

Noun

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petroleum n

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of ropa naftowa

Declension

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Declension of petroleum
singular
nominative petroleum
genitive petroleum
dative petroleum
accusative petroleum
instrumental petroleum
locative petroleum
vocative petroleum

References

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  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “petroleum”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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Swedish

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Noun

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petroleum n or c

  1. petroleum
  2. (Finland) kerosene, (UK) paraffin
    Synonym: fotogen

Declension

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Declension of petroleum
nominative genitive
singular indefinite petroleum petroleums
definite petroleumet petroleumets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —
Declension of petroleum
nominative genitive
singular indefinite petroleum petroleums
definite petroleumen petroleumens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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