# mineral
## 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: /ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/
* (US) IPA: /ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl/, /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/
** Audio (US):(file)

### 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.
** 1883, Science, volumes 1-2, page 279:The physiology of matter in the abstract is dynamical, that of mineral species is both dynamical and chemical, while that of organized forms is at once dynamical, chemical, and biotical.
** 1983, Warren C. Day, Richard M. Tosdal, E.L. Acosta, J.C. Aruspon, L. Carvajal, E. Cedeño, Glenda Lowry, L.F. Martinez, J.A. Noriega, Fernanco J. Niñez, J. Rojas, F. Prieto, “Geology of the Lo Indreíble Mining District and U-Pb Age of the Early Proterozoic Yuruari Formation of the Pastora Supergroup, Guayana Shield, Venezuela”, in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, numbers 2122-2127, page E-12:Formation of alteration minerals in the host rock during deformation within the shear zone is indicated by the parallel foliation within the secondary micaceous minerals and the unmineralized host schist.
** 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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]: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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:...Thou hast... / Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals […]

#### Derived terms

* minerals (“testicles”)

#### Related terms

* mine
* mineralogy

#### Translations

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### Adjective

mineral (not comparable)
* of, related to, or containing minerals

#### Derived terms

* accessory mineral
* æthiops mineral
* agaric mineral
* chameleon mineral
* mineral acid
* mineral black
* mineral blue
* mineral candle
* mineral caoutchouc
* mineral coal
* Mineral County
* mineral green
* mineral lick
* mineral makeup
* mineral oil
* mineralomass
* mineral processing
* mineral railway
* mineral right
* mineral salt
* mineral spirits
* mineral tar
* mineral turpentine
* mineral wagon
* mineral water
* mineral wax
* mineral weathering
* mineral wool
* mines and minerals
* rare earth mineral
* vegeto-mineral

#### 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: (Central, Balearic) [mi.nəˈɾal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [mi.neˈɾal]
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerals)
* mineral

### Noun

mineral m (plural minerals)
* mineral

### Further reading

* “mineral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

mineral
* mineral.

#### Declension
### Adjective

mineral
* mineral.
    mineral suvmineral water

### References

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

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌminəˈʁɑˀl/

### Noun

mineral n (singular definite mineralet, plural indefinite mineraler)
* mineral

#### Declension
### See also

* mineralog
* mineralsalt
* mineralvand

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mineˈɾal/ [mĩ.neˈɾɑɫ]
* Rhymes: -al
* Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

### Noun

mineral m (plural minerais)
* 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: /ˈminəral/ [ˈmi.nə.ral]
* Rhymes: -inəral
* Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral

### Noun

mineral (plural mineral-mineral)
* mineral
** (geology) any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
** (biochemistry, nutrition, physiology) any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.

#### Derived terms

* mineral anorganik
* mineral bahan bakar
* mineral besi
* mineral bijih
* mineral diamagnetik
* mineral esensial
* mineral felsik
* mineral feromagnesian
* mineral ikutan
* mineral isomorfik
* mineral kelumit
* mineral lempung
* mineral liat
* mineral logam
* mineral mafik
* mineral makro
* mineral primer
* mineral radioaktif
* mineral resistan
* mineral ringan
* mineral terkelat
* mineral ultrakelumit
* mineral urat

### 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
### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

* mineralog
* mineralsk
* mineralvann

#### Related terms

* mineralogi

### References

* “mineral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

* mineralog
* mineralsk

#### Related terms

* mineralogi

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mi.neˈɾaw/ [mi.neˈɾaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mi.nɨˈɾal/ [mi.nɨˈɾaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mi.nɨˈɾal/ [mi.nɨˈɾaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mi.nɨˈɾa.li/
* 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)

#### Related terms

* minério

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French minéral, from Latin mineralis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mi.neˈral/

### Adjective

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

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /miněraːl/
* Hyphenation: mi‧ne‧ral

### Noun

minèrāl m (Cyrillic spelling минѐра̄л)
* mineral

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mineˈɾal/ [mi.neˈɾal]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: mi‧ne‧ral

### Adjective

mineral m or f (masculine and feminine plural minerales)
* mineral

#### Derived terms

* aceite mineral
* agua mineral

### Noun

mineral m (plural minerales)
* mineral

#### Derived terms

* mineral de hierro
* mineralogía

### 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: /ˌminɛˈraːl/

### Noun

mineral n
* mineral

#### Declension
### References

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