σμάραγδος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from a Semitic language, related to Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bareket, emerald, flashing gem), Akkadian [script needed] (barruktu, baragtu), Arabic بَرْق (barq, lightning) and loanwords of Semitic origin such as Sanskrit मरकत (marakata), Persian زمرد (zomorrod) and Old Armenian զմրուխտ (zmruxt).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σμᾰ́ραγδος (smáragdos) f (genitive σμᾰράγδου); second declension

  1. emerald

Inflection

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