mineral

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (ore), probably ultimately derived from Latin mina (ore, mine).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ɚ.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, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, 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.
  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, Nigeria, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
  6. (obsolete) A mine or mineral deposit.
  7. (obsolete) A poisonous or dangerous substance.

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Adjective

mineral (not comparable)

  1. of, related to, or containing minerals

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Adjective

mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerals)

  1. mineral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerals)

  1. mineral

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

mineral

  1. mineral.

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Adjective

mineral

  1. mineral.
    mineral suv
    mineral water

References

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

Danish

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Noun

mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)

  1. mineral

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Galician

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Noun

mineral m (plural minerais)

  1. mineral

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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

  1. mineral

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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

  1. mineral

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • 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)

  1. mineral (relating to or made of minerals)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French minéral, from Latin mineralis.

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Adjective

mineral m or n (feminine singular minerală, masculine plural minerali, feminine and neuter plural minerale)

  1. mineral

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)

  1. mineral

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mineˈɾal/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral

Adjective

mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerales)

  1. mineral

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Noun

mineral m (plural minerales)

  1. mineral

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Swedish

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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

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