ametista
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin amethystus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.məˈtis.tə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.meˈtis.ta]
=== Noun ===
ametista f (plural ametistes)
amethyst (gemstone and colour)
=== Further reading ===
“ametista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“ametista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“ametista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“ametista” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
ametisto + -a
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ameˈtista/
Rhymes: -ista
Syllabification: a‧me‧tis‧ta
=== Adjective ===
ametista (accusative singular ametistan, plural ametistaj, accusative plural ametistajn)
amethyst (containing or made of the gemstone; of a similar purple colour)
Jean Ribillard, “Preĝo de M’saud” in Nica literatura revuo, 1/6,
Post beata ripozo ni ekreiris al Beni-Abbès ĉe karbunkola krepusko, kiu gradete nin sorbadis en sian ametistan apoteozon.
After a blessed repose, we set back out for Beni-Abbès in a carbuncle twilight, which gradually drew us into its amethyst apotheosis.
==== Synonyms ====
(colour): purpura, viola
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin amethystus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ameˈtista/ [a.meˈt̪is̺.t̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -ista
Hyphenation: a‧me‧tis‧ta
=== Noun ===
ametista f (plural ametistas)
amethyst
=== Further reading ===
“ametista”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “remedy against inebriation”), from ἀ- (a-) (privative prefix) + μεθύειν (methúein, “to become inebriated”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a.meˈtis.ta/
Rhymes: -ista
Hyphenation: a‧me‧tì‧sta
=== Noun ===
ametista f (plural ametiste)
amethyst
==== Related terms ====
ametistino
=== Anagrams ===
estimata
== Latvian ==
=== Noun ===
ametista m
genitive singular of ametists
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin amethystus f, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μεθύω (methúō, “to be drunk”), from μέθυ (méthu, “wine”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: a‧me‧tis‧ta
=== Noun ===
ametista f (plural ametistas)
amethyst (gem)
=== Further reading ===
“ametista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ametista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English amethyst, influenced by Spanish amatista, Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔameˈtista/ [ʔɐ.mɛˈt̪is.t̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -ista
Syllabification: a‧me‧tis‧ta
=== Noun ===
ametista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)
alternative form of amatista