Diamant

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See also: diamant and diamànt

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Diamant, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.

Proper noun

Diamant (plural Diamants)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Diamant is the 39659th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Diamant is most common among White (93.86%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diaˈmant/, , , (casually also) ,
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Etymology 1

From Middle High German dīemant, dīamant, dīamante, borrowed from Old French diamant.

Noun

Diamant m (weak, genitive Diamanten, plural Diamanten)

  1. (uncountable) diamond (allotrope of carbon)
  2. diamond (gemstone)
Declension
Declension of Diamant
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Diamant die Diamanten
genitive eines des Diamanten der Diamanten
dative einem dem Diamanten den Diamanten
accusative einen den Diamanten die Diamanten
  • As with other inanimate weak nouns there is a strong tendency for the dative and accusative singular to be uninflected in informal speech.

Further reading

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Diamant f (genitive Diamant, no plural)

  1. (uncountable, printing, dated) A small size of type, standardized as 4 point.
Declension
Declension of Diamant
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Diamant
genitive einer der Diamant
dative einer der Diamant
accusative eine die Diamant

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Diamant.

Pronunciation

Noun

Diamant m (plural Diamanten)

  1. diamond
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