alabastre

English

Adjective

alabastre (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete form of alabaster.

Noun

alabastre (usually uncountable, plural alabastres)

  1. Obsolete form of alabaster.

Anagrams

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Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.ləˈbas.tɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.laˈbas.tɾe/

Noun

alabastre m (plural alabastres)

  1. alabaster

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms
  • aubastre, alabaustre, albastre

Etymology

From Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros). This form was probably taken as a semi-learned term. Cf. also the variant aubastre, which may represent a more popular form.

Noun

alabastre m (oblique plural alabastres, nominative singular alabastres, nominative plural alabastre)

  1. alabaster

Descendants
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