metaal
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Dutch
Etymology
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
Noun
metaal n (plural metalen, diminutive metaaltje n)
Derived terms
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West Frisian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
metaal n (plural metalen)
Further reading
- “metaal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011