malm

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English malme (“sand”), from Old English mealm (as in mealmstān (“sandstone”)), from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”); related to Old Norse malmr (“ore, metal”). From the same Proto-Indo-European root as meal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑːm/, /mɑːlm/ Rhymes: -ɑːm Homophones: ma'am, mom === Noun === malm (countable and uncountable, plural malms) (geology) A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone. An artificial mixture of chalk, clay, and sand, from which light-brown or yellowish bricks are made. ==== Derived terms ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /malm/, [ˈmælˀm] === Noun === malm c (singular definite malmen, plural indefinite malme) ore bronze, brass ==== Inflection ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === malm singular imperative of malmen (colloquial) first-person singular present of malmen == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse malmr. === Noun === malm m (definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmer, definite plural malmene) ore ==== Derived terms ==== jernmalm uranmalm === References === “malm” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”). Doublet of malme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑlm/ === Noun === malm m (definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmar, definite plural malmane) (countable and uncountable) ore (countable and uncountable) cast iron (countable and uncountable) heartwood, especially of a conifer Synonyms: kjerneved, al, malme ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “malm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Norse == === Noun === malm accusative singular of malmr == Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind”). First attested in 1286. Area outside main city center sense: originally referring to the two sandy hills north and south of Stockholm (see: Norrmalm and Södermalm), which would become part of the urban sprawl and lead to the connotation of city outskirts. === Pronunciation === === Noun === malm An ore [since 1400–1425] (historical) A vaguely defined alloy similar to bronze and brass, containing various proportions of copper, zinc, lead and tin; sometimes described as identical to klockbrons (“bell bronze”), typically composed of about 80% copper and 20% tin. [since 1400–1425] (archaic) A hill or ridge consisting of sand or gravel [since 1286] (regional, Stockholm) An urban habituation area outside of the main city center; a suburb or urban district. [since 1286] (chiefly Finland) A field used by the military for exercise (archaic) synonym of yngre jura (“Malm; Late Jurassic”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: malmi === References === “malm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === lamm