Alabaster
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See also: alabaster
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German alabaster, derived from Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros), from earlier ἀλάβαστος (alábastos, “alabaster vase”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌽 (alabastraun).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Alabaster m (strong, genitive Alabasters, plural Alabaster)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Alabaster [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Alabaster”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading[edit]
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