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metal
metal /meˈtal/
noun#2535 most common
Also: heavy metal (music genre, informal)
Example sentences
Ușa este din metal.
The door is made of metal.
Acest inel este din metal prețios.
This ring is made of precious metal.
Muncitorii topesc metalul în furnal.
The workers melt the metal in the furnace.
Prețul metalelor a crescut anul acesta.
The price of metals has risen this year.
Fabrica reciclează metale diferite pentru a reduce deșeurile.
The factory recycles different metals to reduce waste.
Duritatea metalului depinde de structura sa cristalină.
The hardness of the metal depends on its crystalline structure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | metal | metale |
| Genitive | metal | metale |
| Accusative | metal | metale |
| Vocative | metal | metale |
Word family
metalicmetallic
metalurgiemetallurgy
metalurgistmetallurgist
metaloidmetalloid
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "metal" from French "métal" in the nineteenth century, during the period when Romanian vocabulary was reshaped along Western Romance lines. French "métal" itself traces to Latin "metallum", which came from Greek "métallon", meaning mine or quarry. The Greek word's deeper origin is uncertain, so no secure Indo-European root can be given.
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