madem

Romanian

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish معدن (maden).

    Noun

    madem n (plural mademuri)

    1. (obsolete) metal, ore
    2. (obsolete) mine, pit

    Declension

    Declension of madem
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative madem mademul mademuri mademurile
    genitive-dative madem mademului mademuri mademurilor
    vocative mademule mademurilor

    References

    • madem in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

    Romansch

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met + ipse + -issimus. Compare Ladin medemo, Friulian medem, Italian medesimo, Venetan medemo, medesino, Lombard medemm, Piedmontese midem, Romagnol medësum, French même, Portuguese mesmo, Spanish mismo.

    Adjective

    madem

    1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) same

    Turkish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Arabic مَا دَامَ (mā dāma).

    Conjunction

    madem

    1. (used in the beginning of the sentence) now that