szmaragd

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szmaragdy

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish smaragd, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -arakt
  • Syllabification: szma‧ragd

Noun

szmaragd m inan (related adjective szmaragdowy)

  1. emerald (gemstone)
  2. emerald (colour)

Declension

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Further reading

  • szmaragd in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szmaragd in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “SMARAGD”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “szmarag”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna