Diamant

See also: diamant and diamànt

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdiaˈmant/
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French diamant.

Noun

Diamant m (genitive Diamanten, plural Diamanten)

  1. (uncountable) diamond (allotrope of carbon)
  2. diamond (gemstone)
Declension
Declension of Diamant
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Diamant die Diamanten
genitive eines des Diamanten der Diamanten
dative einem dem Diamanten den Diamanten
accusative einen den Diamanten die Diamanten

Etymology 2

From Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger Perl.

Noun

Diamant

  1. (uncountable, printing, dated) A small size of type, standardized as 4 point.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Diamant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /diaˈmant/, [diɑˈmɑnt]

Noun

Diamant m (plural Diamanten)

  1. diamond
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