cristal

crystal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɾisˈtaw/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: crystallum

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cristal, crestal, from Latin crystallum (“crystal, ice”), from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *krus-, *kru- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).

Concepts

crystal

crystallization

quartz

quartz glass

lechatelierite

vitreous silica

Translations

cristal

cristal

cristallo

kryształ

kristal

Kristall

cristall

κρύσταλλος

crystallum

kristal

κρύσταλλο

قريت

cristallus

قريس

قَرِيس

Sentences

Ele saiu sem se despedir do comerciante de cristal .

He left without saying goodbye to the crystal merchant.