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esmeralda

See also: Esmeralda

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da

Noun

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esmeralda

  1. an emerald

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:esmeralda.

Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1300. Possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

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Noun

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esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

  1. emerald
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 436:
      Et os nomes delas son estes: carbũcolo, sardis, cafil, amatista, berilo, topás, grisólitos, esmeralda, brasmo, rrobj, calçedonja, cristal
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Old French esmeralde, ultimately from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos).

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Noun

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esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

  1. emerald
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 16r:
      Et la ſu uerdura ⁊ la ſu reſplandor es muy meior que dela otra eſmeralda.
      And its greenness and gleam are much better than those of the other emerald.
    • Idem, f. 54r.
      Et eſtas ſon falladas en las mineras del oro o fallan las bonas eſmeraldas.
      And these are found in the goldmines where they find the best emeralds.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: esmeralda

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /iz.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [iz.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ], /ez.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [ez.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʒ.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [iʒ.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ], /eʒ.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [eʒ.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ez.meˈɾaw.da/ [ez.meˈɾaʊ̯.da]

Noun

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esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

  1. emerald

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin. Cf. also the Old Spanish form esmaragde.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esmeˈɾalda/ [ez.meˈɾal̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -alda
  • Syllabification: es‧me‧ral‧da

Noun

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esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

  1. emerald

Derived terms

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Adjective

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esmeralda (invariable)

  1. emerald

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

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Noun

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esmeralda (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜇ)

  1. emerald (gemstone)
  2. emerald (color)
    esmeralda:  
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Further reading

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  • “esmeralda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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