tērauds

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Livonian tierōda (steel), a compound of tierā (blade) (from Proto-Finnic *terä) + rōda (iron) (from Proto-Finnic *rauta).

Noun

tērauds m (1st declension)

  1. steel (hard metal, an alloy of iron, carbon and sulfur)
    ciets kā tēraudshard as steel
    nerūsošs, nerūsošais tēraudsstainless steel
    tērauda plāksnesteel plate
    tērauda lējumisteel castings
    tērauda lietuvesteel foundry

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See also

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