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кришталь

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Ukrainian

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 кришталь on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish kryształ, ultimately from Byzantine Greek κρουστάλλιον (kroustállion), a diminutive form of κρούσταλλον (kroústallon), a variant of Byzantine Greek κρύσταλλον (krústallon), both ultimately from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos). Compare Greek κρούσταλλο (kroústallo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kreʃˈtalʲ]
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Noun

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кришта́ль (kryštálʹm inan (genitive кришта́лю, nominative plural кришта́лі, genitive plural кришта́лів, relational adjective криштале́вий or кришта́льний, diminutive кришта́лик)

  1. crystal, cut glass, lead glass (glass with a high refractive index, used for making fine glassware; by extension, fine glassware made of such glass)

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