asbest

== English == === Noun === asbest (uncountable) (mineralogy, obsolete) Alternative form of asbestos. == Albanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin asbestos, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /asbest/ Rhymes: -est Hyphenation: as‧bést === Noun === asbest m (definite asbésti) (mineralogy, uncountable) asbestos Synonym: amiant ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “asbest”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos). === Pronunciation === === Noun === asbest m (plural asbests or asbestos) asbestos Synonym: amiant === Further reading === “asbest”, 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 “asbest”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “asbest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “asbest”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”). === Noun === asbest c (definite singular asbesten) asbestos === References === “asbest” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch asbeston, from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑs.bɛst/ Hyphenation: as‧best === Noun === asbest n (uncountable, no diminutive) asbestos ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: asbès → Papiamentu: asbèst == Estonian == === Etymology === from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”), === Noun === asbest (genitive asbesti, partitive asbesti) (mineralogy) asbestos ==== Declension ==== == Icelandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaspɛst] === Noun === asbest n (genitive singular asbests, no plural) (mineralogy) asbestos ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “asbest” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”). === Noun === asbest m (definite singular asbesten) asbestos === References === “asbest” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos). === Noun === asbest m (definite singular asbesten) asbestos === References === “asbest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Noun === asbest n (uncountable) alternative form of azbest ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === asbest c (mineralogy) asbestos ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== asbestos === References === “asbest”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “asbest”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “asbest”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish آسبست (asbest), from French asbeste, from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /as.best/ === Noun === asbest (definite accusative asbesti, plural asbestler) asbestos Synonym: keten taşı ==== Declension ====