adamante

Latin

Noun

adamante

ablative singular of adamās

Portuguese

Noun

adamante m (plural adamantes)

adamant (a rock or mineral held by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin adamās, adamantis, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas). More at diamond.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /adaˈmante/, [aðaˈmãn̪t̪e]

Noun

adamante m (plural adamantes)

(archaic) diamond
Synonym: diamante

Further reading

“adamante” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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