dyamaunt
Middle English
/ˈdiːamau̯nt/
noun
Definitions
- diamond valuable gemstone composed of carbon
- (figurative) A valuable individual.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French diamant derived from Latin diamās, adamās (adamant, hard iron, diamond, very hard steel) derived from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (invincible, diamond, unconquerable, hard substance, untamed).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀδάμας
Gloss
invincible, diamond, unconquerable, hard substance, untamed
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- American diamond English
- adamantoid English
- diamond English
- diamond dust English
- diamondback English
- diamondiferous English
- diamondize English
- diamondless English
- diamondlike English
- diamondoid English
- diamondwise English
- histodiamond English
- hyperdiamond English
- nanodiamond English
- nondiamond English
- *adimas Latin
- adamantem Latin
- adamas Latin
- adamās Latin
- adimas Latin
- diamas Latin
- diamās Latin
- Diamant German
- aimant French
- diamant French
- ἀδάμας Ancient Greek
- ἀδάμᾱς Ancient Greek
- diamant Norwegian Bokmål
- ダイヤモンド Japanese
- diamant Norwegian Nynorsk
- adamas Middle English
- diamant Irish
- diamant Old French
- الماس Persian
- αδάμας Greek (modern)
- diamant Middle Dutch
- daaiman Afrikaans
- dīamant Middle High German
- 다이아몬드 Korean
- idayimane Zulu
- taim̧oņ Marshallese
- aymante Old Spanish
- idayimani Xhosa
- daimen Tok Pisin
- kaimana Hawaiian
- daimon Hausa
- ಡೈಮಾನ್ Tulu