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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French diamanté ( “ adorned with diamonds ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
diamante (plural diamantes )
An artificial diamond used as adornment , such as a rhinestone .
A diamante poem .
Adjective
diamante (comparative more diamante , superlative most diamante )
covered in diamante decorations
6 May 2023 , Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian :An organist wigged out like Rick Wakeman, the diamante lapels of Humza Yousaf ’s kilt jacket sparkled, and out in the Mall, the procession began.
shiny or iridescent , as if covered in or made of diamonds
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Noun
diamante
plural of diamant
Asturian
Noun
diamante m (plural diamantes )
diamond
French
Pronunciation
Verb
diamante
inflection of diamanter :
first / third-person singular present indicative / subjunctive
second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Galician
Noun
diamante m (plural diamantes )
diamond
( card games ) diamond ( a playing card of the suit diamonds , diamantes )
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /di.aˈman.te/ , /djaˈman.te/ [ 1]
Rhymes: -ante
Hyphenation: di‧a‧màn‧te , dia‧màn‧te
Etymology 1
From Late Latin diamantem , from Latin adamantem , from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας ( adámas , “ invincible, untamed; hard substance ” ) , from ἀ- ( a- , “ un- ” ) + δαμάζω ( damázō , “ to overpower, tame, conquer ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- .
Noun
diamante m (plural diamanti )
diamond (all senses)
( sports , baseball ) baseball field , ball field , sandlot baseball diamond
the crown of an anchor
Derived terms
Etymology 2
A calque of Dutch diamant , used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger pearl .
Noun
diamante m (plural diamanti )
excelsior ( a small size of type , standardized to 3 point )
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Anagrams
Portuguese
diamante
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin diamantem , from Latin adamantem , from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς ( adámās , “ invincible, untamed; hard substance ” ) , from ἀ- ( a- , “ un- ” ) + δαμάζω ( damázō , “ to overpower, tame, conquer ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- .
Pronunciation
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒi.aˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /d͡ʒjaˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒi.aˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /d͡ʒjaˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
( Southern Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /d͡ʒi.aˈmɐ̃.te/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /d͡ʒjaˈmɐ̃.te/
( Portugal ) IPA (key ) : /di.ɐˈmɐ̃.tɨ/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /djɐˈmɐ̃.tɨ/
Noun
diamante m (plural diamantes )
diamond
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /djaˈmante/
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: dia‧man‧te
Etymology 1
From Old French diamant , from Latin adamantem ( “ hardest steel; diamond ” ) , influenced by δια- ( dia- ) ; from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς ( adámās , “ unconquerable, invincible ” ) . Doublet of imán . More at English diamond .
Noun
diamante m (plural diamantes )
diamond
( card games ) diamond ( a playing card of the suit diamonds, diamantes )
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Calque of Dutch diamant , used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger pearl .
Noun
diamante m (plural diamantes )
excelsior ( a small size of type , standardized to 3 point )
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
diamante
inflection of diamantar :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Further reading