beryl

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹ.əl/ Rhymes: -ɛɹəl === Noun === beryl (countable and uncountable, plural beryls) (uncountable, mineralogy) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18). (countable) An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl. (uncountable) A dull blueish green color. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === beryl (not comparable) Of a dull bluish green colour. ==== Derived terms ==== beryl-spangled tanager beryllium beryllium oxide chrysoberyl ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === chrysoprase brilliant === See also === aquamarine emerald heliodor Madagascar aquamarine morganite === References === === Anagrams === Byler == Cornish == === Noun === beryl soft mutation of peryl == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛrɪl] Rhymes: -ɛrɪl === Noun === beryl m inan beryl ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “beryl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “beryl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === beryl c (singular definite beryllen, plural indefinite beryller) beryl (the mineral and examples of the mineral) ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “beryl” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beːril/ Hyphenation: be‧ryl Rhymes: -il === Noun === beryl n (uncountable, no diminutive) superseded spelling of beril === Noun === beryl m (plural beryllen, no diminutive) superseded spelling of beril == Middle English == === Alternative forms === beril, berill, berille beralle, berel, berell, berelle, berylle, birall, birell, birrall, brill, burel, burell, byrall, byralle, byrell, byryl (Late Middle English) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus (“beryl”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛˈriːl/, /bɛˈril/, /ˈbɛril/ === Noun === beryl beryl (gemstone of pegmatite) (figuratively, rare) Jesus or the Virgin Mary. ==== Descendants ==== English: beryl ==== References ==== “berī̆l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French béryl. First attested in 1472. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /bɛrilʲ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /bɛrilʲ/ === Noun === beryl m animacy unattested (mineralogy) beryl (mineral of pegmatite deposits) ==== Descendants ==== Polish: beryl === References === B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “beryl”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN == Polish == === Alternative forms === berył (Middle Polish) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish beryl. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛrɘl Syllabification: be‧ryl === Noun === beryl m inan (related adjective berylowy) (uncountable) beryllium (chemical element) (mineralogy, countable) beryl (mineral of pegmatite deposits) (colloquial, firearms, countable) FB Beryl ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === beryl in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN beryl in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “beryl”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] Danuta Lankiewicz (11.07.2007), “BERYL”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century] Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “beryl”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “beryl”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “beryl”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 117 beryl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈberil] Hyphenation: be‧ryl === Noun === beryl m inan (relational adjective berylový) beryl ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “beryl”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026