Zinnober
German (Berlin)
/tsɪˈnoːbɐ/
noun
Definitions
- (mineral) cinnabar
- (colloquial) something worthless, a questionable activity, effort or item
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German zinober derived from Old French cinobre derived from Latin cinnabaris derived from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (cinnabar).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κιννάβαρι
Gloss
cinnabar
Kanji
丹
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cinnabaris Latin
- rot German
- zinnoberrot German
- cinabro Italian
- cinabrio Spanish, Castilian
- κιννάβαρι Ancient Greek
- κινναβάρινος Ancient Greek
- cinábrio Portuguese
- cynober Polish
- زِنْجَفْر Arabic
- cinabre Old French
- cinobre Old French
- cinabri Catalan, Valencian
- cinabrio Galician
- կինաբար Armenian
- zinober Middle High German