mineral

English Online Dictionary. What means mineral‎? What does mineral mean?

English

Alternative forms

• minerall (obsolete)

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/
• Hyphenation: min‧eral

Noun

mineral (plural minerals)

1. (geology) Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
3. (nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.
4. (British) 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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Translations

References

• “mineral”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “mineral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lierman, manlier, marline, railmen, ramline

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mi.nəˈɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mi.neˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerals)

1. mineral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerals)

1. mineral

Derived terms

Further reading

• “mineral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Crimean Tatar

Noun

mineral

1. mineral

Declension

Adjective

mineral

1. mineral

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌminəˈʁɑˀl/

Noun

mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)

1. mineral

Declension

See also

• mineralog
• mineralsalt
• mineralvand

Further reading

• “mineral” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “mineral” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mineˈɾal/ [mĩ.neˈɾɑɫ]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

Noun

mineral m (plural minerais)

1. mineral

Further reading

• “mineral”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mineraal (“mineral”), from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”), probably ultimately derived from Latin mina (“ore, mine”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /minəˈral/ [mi.nəˈral]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral

Noun

minêral (plural mineral-mineral)

1. (geology) mineral
2. (biochemistry, nutrition, physiology) mineral, dietary mineral (any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “mineral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Noun

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

1. mineral

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References

• “mineral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.neˈral/

Adjective

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

1. mineral

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)

1. mineral

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mineˈɾal/ [mi.neˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral

Adjective

mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerales)

1. mineral

Derived terms

Noun

mineral m (plural minerales)

1. mineral

Derived terms

Further reading

• “mineral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌminɛˈraːl/

Noun

mineral n

1. mineral

Declension

References

• mineral in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mineral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mineral in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)