esmeralda

== Basque == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /es̺meɾalda/ [ez̺.me.ɾal̪.d̪a] Rhymes: -alda, -a Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da === Noun === esmeralda inan emerald ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “esmeralda”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish esmeralda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔesmeˈɾalda/ [ʔes̪.meˈɾ̪al̪.d̪ɐ] Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da === Noun === esmerálda (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜇ) an emerald ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:esmeralda. == Galician == === Etymology === Attested since circa 1300. Possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esmeˈɾalda/ [ez̺.meˈɾɑl̪.d̪ɐ] Rhymes: -alda Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da === Noun === esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas) emerald === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “esmeralda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “esmeralda”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esmeralda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esmeralda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Old French esmeralde, ultimately from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ezmeˈɾalda/ === Noun === esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas) emerald ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: esmeralda == Portuguese == === Etymology === Possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -aldɐ, (Brazil) -awdɐ Homophone: Esmeralda Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da === Noun === esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas) emerald === Further reading === “esmeralda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “esmeralda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin. Cf. also the Old Spanish form esmaragde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esmeˈɾalda/ [ez.meˈɾal̪.d̪a] Rhymes: -alda Syllabification: es‧me‧ral‧da === Noun === esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas) emerald ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Basque: esmeralda → Tagalog: esmeralda === Adjective === esmeralda (invariable) emerald === Further reading === “esmeralda”, 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 == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesmeˈɾalda/ [ʔɛs.mɛˈɾal.d̪ɐ] Rhymes: -alda Syllabification: es‧me‧ral‧da === Noun === esmeralda (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜇ) emerald (gemstone) emerald (color) ==== Related terms ==== berdesmeralda === Further reading === “esmeralda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018