Smaragd

Concepts

emerald

jade

Synonyms

Plunder

Smaragdgrün

Translations

smeraldo

émeraude

smaragd

esmeralda

zümrüt

esmeralda

σμαράγδι

maragda

smaragdus

esmaragda

زمرد

esmeralda

zmaragdus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/smaˈʁakt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: smaract

In summary

From Middle High German smaract, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Also written schmaragd in Early Modern German, and still widely so pronounced until the diffusion of the Siebs standard.