ingot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪŋɡət/
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Etymology
From Middle English ingot (“mould for casting metal”), of uncertain origin. In all likelihood the same word as Middle French lingot, but the direction of borrowing is hard to establish, particularly as the word appears simultaneously (ca. 1390) in both languages. * Assuming English origin, from Old English ingoten, past participle of inġēotan (“to pour in”), derived from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to pour”, whence archaic English yote). Compare Old English ingyte (“a pouring-in, infusion”), which is formed with a related noun (Proto-Germanic *gutiz, whence German Guss, Swedish göt). Also related with English gote, goit. * Assuming French origin, from a diminutive of Old Occitan lenga (“tongue”), so called because of the elongated form. (The presence or absence of initial l- has to do, in any case, with rebracketing of the French definite article.)
Meanings
- A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ingots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (64)
vi thỏi (solid block of more or less pure metal) · cs ingot (solid block of more or less pure metal) · akk gubāru (solid block of more or less pure metal) · et kang (solid block of more or less pure metal) · fa شمش (solid block of more or less pure metal) · la later (solid block of more or less pure metal) · nl baar (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ca lingot (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ro lingou (solid block of more or less pure metal) · pt lingote (solid block of more or less pure metal) · sah кутуу (solid block of more or less pure metal) · grc σόλος (solid block of more or less pure metal) · pl sztabka (solid block of more or less pure metal) · tr külçe (solid block of more or less pure metal) · id ingot (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ko 주괴 (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ga uinge (solid block of more or less pure metal) · id batangan (solid block of more or less pure metal) · it lingotto (solid block of more or less pure metal) · da barre (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ru брусо́к (solid block of more or less pure metal) · he מְטִיל (solid block of more or less pure metal) · sh ingot (solid block of more or less pure metal) · mr धातुपिंड (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ota كولچه (solid block of more or less pure metal) · nl staaf (solid block of more or less pure metal) · fr lingot (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ms jongkong (solid block of more or less pure metal) · be злітак (solid block of more or less pure metal) · pl sztaba (solid block of more or less pure metal) · oc lingòt (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ga barra (solid block of more or less pure metal) · de Barren (solid block of more or less pure metal) · cmn 鑄塊 /铸块 (solid block of more or less pure metal) · es tocho (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ar سبيكة (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ru сли́ток (solid block of more or less pure metal) · nog куйма (solid block of more or less pure metal) · sv tacka (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ru болва́нка (solid block of more or less pure metal) · uz yombi (solid block of more or less pure metal) · scn lingottu (solid block of more or less pure metal) · uk зли́ток (solid block of more or less pure metal) · uk зли́вок (solid block of more or less pure metal) · hu fémrúd (solid block of more or less pure metal) · es lingote (solid block of more or less pure metal) · kk құймакесек (solid block of more or less pure metal) · io lingoto (solid block of more or less pure metal) · mr ढेप (solid block of more or less pure metal) · fi metalliharkko (solid block of more or less pure metal) · bg кюлче (solid block of more or less pure metal) · eo ingoto (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ja 地金 (solid block of more or less pure metal) · el πλίνθωμα (solid block of more or less pure metal) · az külçə (solid block of more or less pure metal) · lt liejinys (solid block of more or less pure metal) · is málmstöng (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ru чу́шка (solid block of more or less pure metal) · bg слитък (solid block of more or less pure metal) · hu rúd (solid block of more or less pure metal) · grc πλίνθος (solid block of more or less pure metal) · cmn 錠 /锭 (solid block of more or less pure metal) · ja インゴット (solid block of more or less pure metal) · te అచ్చు (solid block of more or less pure metal)