jacynct

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French jacinte, from Medieval Latin jacintus, jacinthus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒasinkt(ə)/, /ˈdʒasint(ə)/

Noun

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jacynct

  1. sapphire (blue gemstone)
  2. (rare) sapphire (blue-purple colour)
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 9:17, page 120r, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      ⁊ ſo Y ſai hoꝛſis in viſioun /⁊ þei þat ſaten on hem .· hadden firy haburiouns ⁊ of iacynct /⁊ of bꝛymſtoon /⁊ þe heedis of þe horſis weren as heedis of liouns .· /⁊ fier /⁊ ſmoke /⁊ bꝛymſtoon comeþ foꝛþ of þe mouþ of hem
      And so I saw horses in a vision, and those who sat on them had habergeons of fire, of sapphire, and of sulphur. The horses' heads were like lions' heads; fire, smoke, and sulphur came out of their mouths.
  3. (rare) sapphire-coloured fabric
  4. (rare) jacinth (red gemstone)
  5. (rare) hyacinth (plant)

Descendants

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  • English: jacinth
  • Scots: jacinct (obsolete)

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