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)

  1. (uncountable) brass (alloy of copper and zinc)
  2. (countable) object made of brass
  3. (in the plural) musical instruments made of brass

Declension

Declension of alamă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative alamă alama alămuri alămurile
genitive-dative alame alamei alămuri alămurilor
vocative — —

References

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