different between mals vs malm

English

Noun

mals

1. plural of mal

Anagrams

• AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, MASL, SAML, SLAM, alms, lams, masl, salm, slam

Catalan

Adjective

mals

1. masculine plural of mal

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ls

Adjective

mals (comparative malser, superlative meest mals or malst)

1. soft, succulent
2. (figuratively) forgiving, lenient, soft

Inflection

Anagrams

• smal

Latvian

Verb

mals

1. 3rd person singular future indicative form of malt
2. 3rd person plural future indicative form of malt

Swedish

Noun

mals

1. indefinite genitive singular of mal

Verb

mals

1. present tense passive of mala.

Anagrams

• alms, smal

English

Etymology

From Middle English malme (“sand”), from Old English mealm (as in mealmst?n (“sandstone”)), from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”); related to Old Norse malmr (“ore, metal”). From the same Proto-Indo-European root as meal.

Noun

malm (countable and uncountable, plural malms)

1. A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.
2. An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malm/, [mal?m]

Noun

malm c (singular definite malmen, plural indefinite malme)

1. ore
2. bronze, brass

Inflection

German

Verb

malm

1. singular imperative of malmen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of malmen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr

Pronunciation

Noun

malm m (definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmer, definite plural malmene)

1. 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): /m?lm/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

malm m (definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmar, definite plural malmane)

1. (countable and uncountable) ore
2. (countable and uncountable) cast iron
3. (countable and uncountable) heartwood, especially of a conifer

   Synonyms: kjerneved, al, malme

Derived terms

References

• “malm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *melh?- (“to grind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

malm

1. ore
2. (archaic) an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead and some tin
3. (archaic) the geological period of late Jurassic
4. (archaic) a hill or ridge consisting of sand or gravel
5. (regional) a field used by the military for exercise
6. (regional, Stockholm) an urban habituation area outside of the main city center

Declension

Descendants

• Finnish: malmi

Anagrams

• lamm