English

Noun

malm ‎(countable and uncountable, plural malms)

1. A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.
2. An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malm/, [malˀm]

Noun

malm c (singular definite malmen, plural indefinite malme)

1. ore
2. bronze, brass

Inflection

German

Verb

malm

1. Imperative singular of malmen.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of malmen.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr

Noun

malm m ‎(definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmer, definite plural malmene)

1. ore

Derived terms

• jernmalm

References

• “malm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr

Noun

malm m ‎(definite singular malmen, indefinite plural malmar, definite plural malmane)

1. ore

Derived terms

• jarnmalm, jernmalm

References

• “malm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic *malmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mel- ‎(“to grind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

malm

1. ore
2. (archaic) an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead and some tin
3. (archaic) the geological period of late Jurassic
4. (archaic) a hill or ridge consisting of sand or gravel
5. (regional) a field used by the military for exercise
6. (regional, Stockholm) an urban habituation area outside of the main city center

Declension

Descendants

• Finnish: malmi