fahlerz

noun

fahl·​erz

ˈfäˌlerts

variants or less commonly fahlore

-lō(ə)r

plural fahlerze

-tsə

also fahlores

: tetrahedrite

Word History

Etymology

fahlerz from German, from fahl + erz ore, from Old High German aruz, aruzzi; akin to Old Saxon arut ore, Old Norse örtog, a small coin; all probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to Sumerian urud copper; fahlore partial translation of German fahlerz

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