emerald

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
2. (countable, uncountable) Emerald green, a colour.
3. (countable, uncountable) Vert, when blazoning by precious stones.
4. (countable, uncountable) Any hummingbird in the genera Chlorostilbon and Elvira; and some in the genus Amazilia
5. (countable, uncountable) Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Corduliidae.
6. (UK, countable, dated, uncountable) A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.

Adj

Of a rich green colour.

Verb

To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.

Sinonieme

beryl

jade

sapphire

emerald green

green

jadeite

jasper

malachite

namely

pearl

ruby

smaragd

oriental sapphire

green jade

true jade

coral

🪸

diamond

Vertalings

émeraude

smeraldo

Smaragd

esmeralda

esmeralda

maragda

smaragd

σμαράγδι

zümrüt

زمرد

smaragdgrün

smaragdgroen

verde smeraldo

Smaragdgrün

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: emeraude

Verwante met Hebreeus: בָּרֶקֶת

Verwante met Akkadian: 𒁀𒊏𒄣

Verwante met Arabies: بَرْق

Verwante met Antieke Egipties: bwyrqꜣ

Verwante met Sanskrit: मरकत

Verwante met Persies: زمرد

Verwante met Turks: zümrüt

Verwante met Russies: изумру́д

In summary

From Middle English emeraude, borrowed from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ, “emerald, flashing gem”), Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”), Arabic بَرْق (barq, literally “flashing”), Egyptian bwyrqꜣ (literally “to sparkle”):D58-Z7-Z4:D21-N29-Z1-G1-D6 and loanwords with Semitic etymon such as Sanskrit मरकत (marakata).