amatista

== Spanish == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amaˈtista/ [a.maˈt̪is.t̪a] Rhymes: -ista Syllabification: a‧ma‧tis‧ta === Adjective === amatista m or f (masculine and feminine plural amatista or amatistas) amethyst, amethyst-colored ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === amatista f (plural amatistas) amethyst ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: amatista === Further reading === “amatista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === ametista — pseudo-Hispanism === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish amatista (“amethyst”), from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamaˈtista/ [ʔɐ.mɐˈt̪is.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -ista Syllabification: a‧ma‧tis‧ta === Noun === amatista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ) amethyst ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “amatista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 29