alluvial

Etymology
From, from , from. Analyzable as

Adjective

 * 1) Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: al·luvial
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: náplavový,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, alluviaalinen
 * French:
 * German:, , abgelagert
 * Irish: glárach
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: наносен
 * Polish: aluwialny
 * Portuguese: aluvial
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: alùbhiach
 * Spanish: aluvial, aluvional
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1)  A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
 * 2) Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

Usage notes

 * The noun is normally used in the plural by engineers who recover valuable minerals from these layers.

Adjective

 * 1) alluvial