cristal

Concepts

crystal

crystallization

quartz

quartz glass

lechatelierite

vitreous silica

Translations

cristal

cristal

cristallo

kristal

Kristall

cristall

κρύσταλλος

crystallum

kristal

κρύσταλλο

قريت

cristallus

قريس

قَرِيس

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”).

Sentences

Ele saiu sem se despedir do comerciante de cristal .

He left without saying goodbye to the crystal merchant.