materiel
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French matériel. Doublet of material.
Pronunciation
Noun
materiel (countable and uncountable, plural materiels)
- Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.
- 2012 December 15, Tudor Van Hampton, “Check-to-Check Combat Over Vintage War Matériel”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Instead, it was a 1941 Volkswagen Kübelwagen Type 82, the first acquisition in a collection of war matériel begun 10 years ago by Mr. Coffman, a refrigeration service technician from Marengo, Ill.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French matériel, from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māterĭa (“matter”), from mater, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Adjective
materiel
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | materiel | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | materielt | — | —2 |
| plural | materielle | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | materielle | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Noun
materiel n (singular definite materiellet, not used in plural form)
References
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch materieel, from Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Latin māteriālis. Doublet of material.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mateˈri(ə)l/
- Hyphenation: ma‧te‧ri‧êl
Adjective
materiêl
- material (having to do with matter; consisting of matter)
Related terms
Further reading
- “materiel” 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.
Ladin
Adjective
materiel m (feminine singular materiela, masculine plural materiei, feminine plural materieles)
Middle English
Adjective
materiel
- alternative form of material
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French matériel, from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māterĭa (“matter”), from mater, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Noun
materiel c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | materiel | materiels |
| definite | materielen | materielens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |