Kristall

Betekenis (Engels)

crystal in the sense of mineral and its molecular structure ("array of atoms"), not in the sense of glass / glassware ("das Kristall")

Sinonieme

Kristallglas

Glas

Brille

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Erz

Fensterscheibe

Mineral

Spiegel

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ausbaden

Rauchtopas

Bergkristall

Vertalings

crystal

cristal

kristal

cristal

cristal

cristallo

kristal

cristall

crystallum

κρύσταλλος

κρύσταλλο

cristallus

قريت

قريس

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kʁɪsˈtal/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: kristal

Geërf van Old High German: cristalla

Verwante met Wymysorys: kryśtaoł

In summary

From Middle High German kristal, kristalle, from Old High German cristalla, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice”). Cognate with Vilamovian kryśtaoł.