toermalijn

Dutch

Alternative forms

(all obsolete)

tourmalijn
tourmalin
turmalijn

Etymology

Either directly from Sinhalese tóramalli (tóramalli) 'carnelian', or via one of the cognates German Turmalin, Portuguese tormalina, English and French tourmaline.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: toer‧ma‧lijn

Noun

toermalijn m (plural toermalijnen, diminutive toermalijntje n)

(uncountable) (gems) The silicate mineral tourmaline, in various colours
A transparent gem cut from it

Synonyms

assteen, (obsolete spelling) aschsteen
astrekker, (obsolete spelling) aschtrekker m

Derived terms

toermalijngraniet n
toermalijnkatoog
toermalijnkristal n
toermalijnrots
toermalijnschiefer m
toermalijntang
toermalijnzon

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