lapis lazuli

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
2. (countable, uncountable) A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

Adj

Of a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

Concetti

lapislazzuli

lapislazoli

sinonimi

lazuli

sapphire

cat’s eye

lasurite

lazurite

blue gemstone

azure Ulteramarine

azure stone

chrysoberyl

lapis

Traduzioni

lapis-lazuli

lapislázuli

Lapislazuli

lapislàtzuli

lápis-lazúli

lapis lazuli

لازورد

lazuursteen

azuursteen

lazuli

lapis lazuli

Lapislazuli

Lápis Lazuli

Lápis-lazúli

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: lapis lazuli

In summary

From Middle English lapis lazuli, from Medieval Latin lapis (“stone”) + lazulī, genitive singular of lazulum (“lapis lazuli, azure, the sky”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli, azure”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard). Compare azure, of the same origin.