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Webster 1913 Edition

Opal

O′pal

,
Noun.
[L.
opalus
: cf. Gr. [GREEK], Skr.
upala
a rock, stone, precious stone: cf. F.
opale
.]
(Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
☞ The
precious opal
presents a peculiar play of colors of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground, is called the
harlequin opal
. The
fire opal
has colors like the red and yellow of flame.
Common opal
has a milky appearance.
Menilite
is a brown impure variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near Paris. Other varieties are
cacholong
,
girasol
,
hyalite
, and
geyserite
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Opal

O'PAL

,
Noun.
[L. opalus or opalum.] A stone of the silicious genus, and of several varieties. It is one of the most beautiful of this genus, by reason of its changeableness of color by reflection and refraction. Kirwan distributes opals into four families, opal, semi-opal, pitch stone [pechstein,] and ligniform. Jameson divides opal into seven kinds.
Opal is a subspecies of indivisible quartz.

Definition 2024

opál

opál

See also: opal, Opal, ópal, òpal, and opał

Czech

Opál

Noun

opál m

  1. (mineralogy) opal (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity)

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Hungarian

opál

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈopaːl]
  • Hyphenation: opál

Noun

opál ‎(plural opálok)

  1. opal (a mineral)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative opál opálok
accusative opált opálokat
dative opálnak opáloknak
instrumental opállal opálokkal
causal-final opálért opálokért
translative opállá opálokká
terminative opálig opálokig
essive-formal opálként opálokként
essive-modal — —
inessive opálban opálokban
superessive opálon opálokon
adessive opálnál opáloknál
illative opálba opálokba
sublative opálra opálokra
allative opálhoz opálokhoz
elative opálból opálokból
delative opálról opálokról
ablative opáltól opáloktól
Possessive forms of opál
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. opálom opáljaim
2nd person sing. opálod opáljaid
3rd person sing. opálja opáljai
1st person plural opálunk opáljaink
2nd person plural opálotok opáljaitok
3rd person plural opáljuk opáljaik

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