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Smaragd

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German smaract, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Also written schmaragd in Early Modern German, and still widely so pronounced until the diffusion of the Siebs standard.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /smaˈʁakt/
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  • Rhymes: -akt

Noun

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Smaragd m (strong, genitive Smaragdes or Smaragds, plural Smaragde)

  1. emerald

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