lignite

See also: Lignite

English

Etymology

From French lignite, from Latin lignum (“firewood”).

Pronunciation

enPR: lĭgnīt
IPA^(key): /lɪɡnaɪ̯t/

Noun

lignite (countable and uncountable, plural lignites)

A low-grade, brownish-black coal
Lignite is the main natural resource of Thailand.

Synonyms

brown coal

Translations

coal

Catalan: lignit m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 褐煤 (zh) (hèméi (mainland China) or héméi (Taiwan))
Czech: hnědé uhlí n
Danish: brunkul (da) n
Dutch: bruinkool (nl) m or f
Finnish: ruskohiili (fi)
French: lignite (fr) m
Galician: lignito (gl) m
Georgian: ბურა ნახშირი (bura naxširi)
German: Braunkohle (de) m
Greek: λιγνίτης (el) m (lignítis)
Irish: gual donn m

Italian: lignite (it)
Japanese: 褐炭 (かったん, kattan), 亜炭 (あたん, atan)
Korean: 갈탄 (ko) (galtan), 아탄 (atan)
Latin: lignitus m
Navajo: łeejin
Norwegian:
Bokmål: brunkull n, brunkol n

Nynorsk: brunkol n
Polish: węgiel brunatny (pl) m
Portuguese: linhite f, lignite f
Russian: бу́рый у́голь m (búryj úgolʹ), лигни́т (ru) m (lignít)
Spanish: lignito m

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Spanish: lignito? m

French

Etymology

From Latin lignum n (“firewood”) + -ite

Noun

lignite f (plural lignites)

lignite (type of coal)

Portuguese

Noun

lignite f (plural lignites)

lignite (type of coal)

Synonyms

linhite

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