sapphire

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
2. (countable, uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
3. (countable, uncountable) A deep blue colour.
4. (countable, uncountable) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
5. (countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
6. (countable, uncountable) Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.

Adj

1. of a deep blue colour.
2. pertaining to a 45th year

Concepts

saphir

saphiréen

azur

céruléen

Synonymes

lapis lazuli

cerulean

lazuline

emerald

ruby

sky-blue

azure

beryl

namely

bright blue

sapphirine

deep blue

diamond

greenish-blue

jacinth

Traductions

zaffiro

zafiro

Saphir

ζαφείρι

safira

saffier

safir

safir

sapphirus

σάπφειρος

saffierblauw

ζαφειρένιο

βαθυκύανο

blu zaffiro

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: saphir

Appartenant à hébreu: סַפִּיר

In summary

From Middle English saphir, from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros, “precious stone, gem”), from a Semitic language such as Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappī́r, “lapis lazuli”), originally from Assyrian Akkadian šipirtu (“lapis lazuli”).