basalto

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Basque

Noun

basalto inan

  1. basalt

Declension

Declension of basalto (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive basalto basaltoa basaltoak
ergative basaltok basaltoak basaltoek
dative basaltori basaltoari basaltoei
genitive basaltoren basaltoaren basaltoen
comitative basaltorekin basaltoarekin basaltoekin
causative basaltorengatik basaltoarengatik basaltoengatik
benefactive basaltorentzat basaltoarentzat basaltoentzat
instrumental basaltoz basaltoaz basaltoez
inessive basaltotan basaltoan basaltoetan
locative basaltotako basaltoko basaltoetako
allative basaltotara basaltora basaltoetara
terminative basaltotaraino basaltoraino basaltoetaraino
directive basaltotarantz basaltorantz basaltoetarantz
destinative basaltotarako basaltorako basaltoetarako
ablative basaltotatik basaltotik basaltoetatik
partitive basaltorik — —
prolative basaltotzat — —

Galician

Noun

basalto m (plural basaltos)

  1. basalt

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

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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
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 (bḫn, “a hard stone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈzal.to/
  • Rhymes: -alto
  • Hyphenation: ba‧sàl‧to

Noun

basalto m (plural basalti)

  1. (mineralogy) basalt

Derived terms

Further reading

  • basalto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

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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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Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -altu, (Brazil) -awtu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧sal‧to

Noun

basalto m (plural basaltos)

  1. basalt (hard rock)

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈsalto/
  • Rhymes: -alto
  • Syllabification: ba‧sal‧to

Noun

basalto m (plural basaltos)

  1. basalt (hard rock)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: basalto

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basalto, from Latin basaltes, a misspelling of basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

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Pronunciation

Noun

basalto (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. (geology) basalt
    Synonym: batong-bakal

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