ametyst

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See also: ametýst

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

ametyst m inan

  1. amethyst (gemstone)

Declension

Declension of ametyst (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative ametyst ametysty
genitive ametystu ametystů
dative ametystu ametystům
accusative ametyst ametysty
vocative ametyste ametysty
locative ametystu ametystech
instrumental ametystem ametysty

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ametyst”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “ametyst”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Pronunciation

Noun

ametyst c (singular definite ametysten, plural indefinite ametyster)

  1. amethyst

Declension

Declension of ametyst
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ametyst ametysten ametyster ametysterne
genitive ametysts ametystens ametysters ametysternes

Further reading

Polish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amethystus,[1][2] from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).[3] First attested in 1534.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.tɘst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɘst
  • Syllabification: a‧me‧tyst

Noun

ametyst m inan

  1. amethyst (gem)
    fioletowy ametyst ― purple amethyst
    poszukiwanie ametystów ― searching for amethyst

Declension

Declension of ametyst
singular plural
nominative ametyst ametysty
genitive ametystu ametystów
dative ametystowi ametystom
accusative ametyst ametysty
instrumental ametystem ametystami
locative ametyście ametystach
vocative ametyście ametysty

Derived terms

adjective
adverb

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “ametyst”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ametyst”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “ametyst”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ametyst”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

ametyst m inan

  1. amethyst (gem)

Declension

Declension of ametyst
singular plural
nominative ametyst ametysty
genitive ametystu ametystov
dative ametystu ametystom
accusative ametyst ametysty
locative ametyste ametystoch
instrumental ametystom ametystami

Further reading

  • “ametyst”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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