alamă
See also: alama
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from Greek μάλαμα (málama). Possibly influenced by existing words aur (“gold”) and aramă (“copper”). Compare also Italian lama.
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
References
- alamă in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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