basalt

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English

A basalt rock.
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Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, touchstone), from Egyptian bḫn (a hard stone),[1]

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Pronunciation

Noun

basalt (countable and uncountable, plural basalts)

  1. (mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
  2. A type of unglazed pottery.

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References

  1. ^ Beekes (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Ancient Greek 203; Erman & Grapow (1971) Worterbuch der aegyptischen Sprache, 471

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Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes.

Pronunciation

Noun

basalt m (plural basalts)

  1. basalt

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, touchstone), from Egyptian bḫn (a hard stone).

Pronunciation

Noun

basalt n (uncountable)

  1. basalt (type of igneous rock)

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: basal

Faroese

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, touchstone), from Egyptian bḫn (a hard stone)

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Pronunciation

Noun

basalt n (genitive singular basalts, uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) basalt

Declension

Declension of basalt (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative basalt basaltið
accusative basalt basaltið
dative basalti basaltinum
genitive basalts basaltsins

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Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, touchstone), from Egyptian bḫn (a hard stone)

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Noun

basalt m (genitive singular basailt)

  1. (mineralogy) basalt

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
basalt bhasalt mbasalt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, touchstone), from Egyptian bḫn (a hard stone)

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Noun

basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basalter, definite plural basaltene)

  1. basalt

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, touchstone), from Egyptian bḫn (a hard stone)

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Noun

basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basaltar, definite plural basaltane)

  1. basalt

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