strass

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French strass, after its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɹas/ Rhymes: -as === Noun === strass (countable and uncountable, plural strasses) A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium. === Further reading === rhinestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === After its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stʁas/ === Noun === strass m (invariable) paste, rhinestone (lead crystal used as gemstone) ==== Descendants ==== → English: strass === Further reading === “strass”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === strass m (invariable) paste (lead crystal used as gemstone) == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stras/ === Noun === strass m rag ==== Related terms ==== strassé == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French strass, after Georg Friedrich Strass, its inventor. === Pronunciation === === Noun === strass m (invariable) paste (glass containing lead, used to imitate diamonds) === Further reading === “strass”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French strass. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstras/ === Noun === strass c rhinestone, strass ==== Declension ==== === References === “strass”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “strass”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “strass”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)