alamă
See also: alama
Romanian
Etymology
Uncertain, probably from Greek μάλαμα (málama, “gold”), compare Aromanian malamã (“gold”), Megleno-Romanian amálomă (“gold”), Albanian malamë (“gold”). Possibly influenced by aur (“gold”) and aramă (“copper”). Compare also Italian lama (“metal plate”), Serbo-Croatian lama, lim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlamə/
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧mă
Noun
alamă f (plural alămuri)
- (uncountable) brass (alloy of copper and zinc)
- (countable) object made of brass
- (in the plural) musical instruments made of brass
Declension
Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | alama | (niște) alămuri | alămurile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) alame | alamei | (unor) alămuri | alămurilor |
References
- alamă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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