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English
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
Noun
mineral (plural minerals )
( geology ) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties ; especially, an inorganic one.
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.
Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable ).
(nutrition ) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition ; a dietary mineral .
( British ) Mineral water .
( Ireland , South Africa , Nigeria , 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 Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , :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 Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , :...Thou hast... / Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals [ …]
Derived terms
Translations
in geology
Albanian: mineral (sq) m
Arabic: مَعْدِن (ar) m ( maʕdin )
Armenian: հանք (hy) ( hankʻ ) , հանքաքար (hy) ( hankʻakʻar )
Assamese: খনিজ ( khoniz )
Atayal: bblbaliq
Azerbaijani: mineral (az)
Belarusian: мінера́л m ( minjerál )
Bengali: খনিজ (bn) ( khonij )
Bulgarian: минера́л m ( minerál )
Burmese: ဓာတ် (my) ( dhat )
Catalan: mineral (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 礦物 / 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) , מַחְצָב (he) m ( maẖtzáv )
Hindi: खनिज (hi) ( khanij )
Icelandic: steinefni n
Indonesian: mineral (id) , pelikan (id)
Irish: mianra m
Italian: minerale (it) m
Japanese: 鉱物 (ja) ( こうぶつ, kōbutsu )
Kashubian: minerôł m
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 (mk) m ( minerál ) , руда f ( ruda )
Malay: mineral
Maori: manawa whenua , ōpapa , kohuke
Mongolian: минерал (mn) ( mineral )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: mineral (no) n
Nynorsk: mineral n
Ottoman Turkish: {{t|1=ota|2=معدن|tr=maʿden}}
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 (th) , สินแร่
Turkish: mineral (tr) , maden (tr)
Udmurt: муиз ( muiz ) , минерал ( mińeral )
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
Translations to be checked
Adjective
mineral (not comparable )
of, related to, or containing minerals
Derived terms
Translations
relating to or containing minerals
References
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerals )
mineral
Noun
mineral m (plural minerals )
mineral
Further reading
Crimean Tatar
Noun
mineral
mineral .
Declension
Adjective
mineral
mineral .
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002 ) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary ] , Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
mineral n (singular definite mineralet , plural indefinite mineraler )
mineral
Declension
See also
Further reading
Galician
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /mineˈɾal/
Rhymes: -al
Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral
Noun
mineral m (plural minerais )
mineral
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
mineral n (definite singular mineralet , indefinite plural mineral or mineraler , definite plural minerala or mineralene )
mineral
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
mineral n (definite singular mineralet , indefinite plural mineral , definite plural minerala )
mineral
Derived terms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -al , -aw
Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral
Noun
mineral m (plural minerais )
( geology ) mineral ( naturally occurring inorganic material with characteristic physical properties )
( nutrition ) mineral ( inorganic element essential to nutrition )
Adjective
mineral m or f (plural minerais )
mineral ( relating to or made of minerals )
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French minéral , from Latin mineralis .
Pronunciation
Adjective
mineral m or n (feminine singular minerală , masculine plural minerali , feminine and neuter plural minerale )
mineral
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /miněraːl/
Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral
Noun
minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л )
mineral
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /mineˈɾal/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral
Adjective
mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerales )
mineral
Derived terms
Noun
mineral m (plural minerales )
mineral
Derived terms
Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
mineral n
mineral
Declension
References