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Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish ametyst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.tist/
- Rhymes: -ɛtist
- Syllabification: a‧me‧tist
Noun
ametist m inan (related adjective ametistowi)
- amethyst (gem)
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “ametyst”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ametyst”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “ametist”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French améthyste, Latin amethystus.
Pronunciation
Noun
ametist n (plural ametiste)
- amethyst (gem)
Declension
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amětist/
- Hyphenation: a‧me‧tist
Noun
amètist m (Cyrillic spelling амѐтист)
- amethyst
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish amatist.
Pronunciation
Noun
ametist c
- amethyst
Declension
Further reading
Turkish
Etymology
From French améthyste.
Noun
ametist (definite accusative ametisdi, plural ametistler)
- amethyst
Declension
References
- “ametist”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu