diamant

Etymology

From Dutch diamant, from Middle Dutch diamant, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

diamant (plural diamante, diminutive diamantjie)

1. diamond

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.əˈmant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.əˈman/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.aˈmant/

Noun

diamant m (plural diamants)

1. diamond (gem)

See also

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Noun

diamant m

1. diamond

Noun

diamant c (singular definite diamanten, plural indefinite diamanter)

1. diamond (mineral)

References

• “diamant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Middle Dutch diamant, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

The typographic use derives from Dirck Voskens, who first cut it around 1700 and presumably named it by analogy with the larger parel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.aːˈmɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: di‧a‧mant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

diamant n (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) diamond (substance)

Noun

diamant m (plural diamanten, diminutive diamantje n)

1. a diamond
2. (uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between kwart cicero and parel, equivalent to English brilliant and standardized as 4 point.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.mɑ̃/

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Etymology 1

From Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, probably from metathesis of adimas (whence aimant), from Latin adamās, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger perle.

Anagrams

• damnait, mandait

Further reading

• “diamant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Classical Latin adamās.

Noun

diamant m (genitive singular diamaint, nominative plural diamaint)

1. diamond (mineral)

Mutation

Further reading

• "diamant" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “diamant” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “diamant” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Classical Latin adamās.

Noun

diamant m (definite singular diamanten, indefinite plural diamanter, definite plural diamantene)

1. diamond (uncountable: mineral)

   Kongen bar en krone av gull, besatt med diamanter.

   The king wore a crown of gold set with diamonds.

   Sagen er belagt med diamant.

   The saw is coated with diamond.

2. the smallest typeface in letterpress printing

References

• “diamant” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “diamant” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "diamond"

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Classical Latin adamās.

Noun

diamant m (definite singular diamanten, indefinite plural diamantar, definite plural diamantane)

1. diamond (uncountable: mineral)

   Kongen bar ei krone av gull, innsett med diamantar.

   The king wore a crown of gold set with diamonds.

   Saga er innsett med diamant.

   The saw is coated with diamond.

2. the smallest typeface in letterpress printing

References

• “diamant” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “diamant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "diamond"

Etymology

Borrowed from French diamant.

Noun

diamant n (plural diamante)

1. diamond

Alternative forms

• diamànt (Sutsilvan)

Noun

diamant m (plural diamants)

1. (mineralogy, gemstone, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) diamond

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dijaˈmàːnt/, /dijaˈmáːnt/
• Tonal orthography: dijamánt, dijamȃnt

Noun

diamánt m inan (genitive diamánta, nominative plural diamánti)

1. diamond

Noun

diamant c

1. (uncountable) the mineral diamond
2. (countable) the gem stone diamond, whether cut or not