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diamante

diamante

See also: diamanté

English

Noun

diamante (plural diamantes)

  1. an artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone

Adjective

diamante (comparative more diamante, superlative most diamante)

  1. covered in diamante decorations
  2. shiny or iridescent, as if covered in or made of diamonds

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Asturian

Noun

diamante m (plural diamantes)

  1. diamond

French

Pronunciation

Verb

diamante

  1. first-person singular present indicative of diamanter
  2. third-person singular present indicative of diamanter
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of diamanter
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of diamanter
  5. second-person singular imperative of diamanter

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Galician

Noun

diamante m (plural diamantes)

  1. diamond
  2. (card games) diamond (a playing card of the suit diamonds, diamantes)

Italian

Etymology 1

From Late Latin diamas, diamantis, from Latin adamās, adamantis, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, invincible, untamed; hard substance), from ἀ- (a-, un-) + δαμάζω (damázō, to overpower, tame, conquer), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.

Noun

diamante m (plural diamanti)

  1. diamond (all senses)
  2. The crown of an anchor
Derived terms

Etymology 2

A calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger pearl.

Noun

diamante m (plural diamanti)

  1. excelsior (a small size of type, standardized to 3 point)

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Portuguese

diamante

Etymology

From Late Latin diamas, diamantis, from Latin adamās, adamantis, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, invincible, untamed; hard substance), from ἀ- (a-, un-) + δαμάζω (damázō, to overpower, tame, conquer), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /djɐ.ˈmɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒja.ˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /dja.ˈmɐ̃.ti/
  • Hyphenation: di‧a‧man‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Noun

diamante m (plural diamantes)

  1. Diamond

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dja̠ˈma̠nte̞/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin diamas, alteration of Latin adamās, (see adamante), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās) "unconquerable, invincible". More at diamond.

Noun

diamante m (plural diamantes)

  1. diamond
  2. (card games) diamond (a playing card of the suit diamonds, diamantes)
Derived terms
See also
Suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text)
corazones diamantes picas tréboles

Etymology 2

A calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger pearl.

Noun

diamante m (plural diamantes)

  1. excelsior (a small size of type, standardized to 3 point)