Topas

Concepts

topaz

Topaz

Synonyms

Zitrin

Citrin

Translations

topaas

topacio

topaze

topázio

topazio

τοπάζιο

topazi

topaz

زبرجد

توباز

chrysolithos

topazium

sarı yakut

topazius

Pronounced as (IPA)

/toˈpaːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: topāʒje

In summary

From Middle High German topāʒje, topāʒe, topaʒīus m or n, from Late Latin topāzius f, topāzion n, topāzōn m, from Classical topāzus f, topāzos f, from Ancient Greek τοπάζιον n (topázion), τόπαζος m (tópazos), probably named after Τόπαζος (Tópazos), ancient name of St. John's Island, Egypt, in the Red Sea, believed to be the first discovered source of the mineral peridot.