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

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

References

• alamă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)