beril

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beril, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos), from Prakrit, (compare Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya)), from Dravidian. Doublet of bril.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈrɪl/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ril
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

beril m (plural berillen)

  1. beryl (gemstone)

Noun

beril n (uncountable)

  1. beryl (substance)

Middle English

Noun

beril

  1. Alternative form of beryl

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French béryl, from Latin beryllus.

Noun

beril n (plural beriluri)

  1. beryl

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /běriːl/
  • Hyphenation: be‧ril

Noun

bèrīl m (Cyrillic spelling бѐрӣл)

  1. (mineralogy) beryl