German

Noun

Diamant m ‎(genitive Diamanten, plural Diamanten)

1. (uncountable) diamond (allotrope of carbon)
2. diamond (gemstone)

Declension

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

Noun

Diamant m ‎(plural Diamanten)

1. diamond

Catalan

Noun

diamant m ‎(plural diamants)

1. diamond (gem)

Czech

Noun

diamant m

1. diamond

Danish

Noun

diamant c (singular definite diamanten, plural indefinite diamanter)

1. diamond (mineral)

Declension

References

• “diamant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

The typographic use derives from Dirck Voskens, who first cut it around 1700 and presumably named it by analogy with the larger parel.

Noun

diamant n ‎(uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) diamond (substance)

Noun

diamant m ‎(plural diamanten, diminutive diamantje n)

1. a diamond
2. (uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between kwart cicero and parel, equivalent to English brilliant and standardized as 4 point.

Synonyms

• robijn
• halve petit

Descendants

• (font size): (English) diamond, (French) diamant, (German) Diamant, (Italian) diamante, (Spanish) diamante

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.mɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, diamantis, probably from metathesis of adimas, adimantis (whence French aimant), from Latin adamās, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας ‎(adámas).

Noun

diamant m ‎(plural diamants)

1. diamond (gem)
2. diamond (shape)
3. needle (of a record player)

Derived terms

• diamantaire
• diamanter
• diamantifère
• diamantin

Etymology 2

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

Noun

diamant m ‎(uncountable)

1. (uncountable, printing, dated) excelsior (a small size of type, standardized as 3 point)

Anagrams

• damnait
• mandait

Irish

Etymology

From Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, diamantis, from Classical Latin adamās, adamantis.

Noun

diamant m ‎(genitive singular diamaint, nominative plural diamaint)

1. diamond (mineral)

Declension

Derived terms

• diamantmhar ‎(“diamantiferous”)

Mutation

Norwegian Bokmål

diamant

Etymology

From French diamant, from Middle Latin diamantem and accusative diamas, from Latin adamantem (compare English adamant) as a result of influence from Greek, accusative of Latin and Greek adamas,"invincible", literally "the hardest metal".

Noun

diamant m ‎(definite singular diamanten, indefinite plural diamanter, definite plural diamantene)

1. diamond (uncountable: mineral)

   Kongen bar en krone av gull, besatt med diamanter.‎

   The king wore a crown of gold set with diamonds.

   Sagen er belagt med diamant.‎

   The saw is coated with diamond.

2. the smallest typeface in letterpress printing

Derived terms

References

• “diamant” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “diamant” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "diamond"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French diamant, from Middle Latin diamantem and accusative diamas, from Latin adamantem (compare English adamant) as a result of influence from Greek, accusative of Latin and Greek adamas,"invincible", literally "the hardest metal".

Noun

diamant m ‎(definite singular diamanten, indefinite plural diamantar, definite plural diamantane)

1. diamond (uncountable: mineral)

   Kongen bar ei krone av gull, innsett med diamantar.

   The king wore a crown of gold set with diamonds.

   Saga er innsett med diamant.

   The saw is coated with diamond.

2. the smallest typeface in letterpress printing

Derived terms

References

• “diamant” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “diamant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "diamond"

Romanian

Etymology

From French diamant.

Noun

diamant n ‎(plural diamante)

1. diamond

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sutsilvan) diamànt

Noun

diamant m (plural diamants)

1. (mineral, gemstone, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) diamond

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dijaˈmàːnt/, /dijaˈmáːnt/
• Tonal orthography: dijamánt, dijamȃnt

Noun

diamánt m inan ‎(genitive diamánta, nominative plural diamánti)

1. diamond

Declension

Derived terms

• diamánten

Swedish

Noun

diamant c

1. (uncountable) the mineral diamond
2. (countable) the gem stone diamond, whether cut or not

Declension

See also

• diamantborr