jade

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 See also 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Adjective 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Synonyms 1.3.2.2 Derived terms 1.4 References 2 Danish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 French 4.1 Noun 4.2 Anagrams

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• Rhymes: -eɪd

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From Latin ilia (“‘flank’”) This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.

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jade (usually uncountable; plural jades)

1. (uncountable) A semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
2. (color/colour) A grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

   jade colour:

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jade (not comparable)

1. (color/colour) Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English, perhaps from Old Norse jalda (“‘mare’”)^[1].

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jade (plural jades)

1. A horse too old to be put to work.
2. A woman, especially in contempt.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing:

     You always end with a jade’s trick: I know you of old.

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to jade (third-person singular simple present jades, present participle jading, simple past and past participle jaded)

1. To tire, weary or fatigue

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• See also Wikisaurus:fatigue

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• jaded

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• Notes:

1. ^ “jade” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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• IPA: /jaːdə/, [ˈjæːð̩]

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jade c. (singular definite jaden, uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) jade

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jade

1. (mineralogy) jade

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Declension of jade (type nalle) singular plural nominative jade jadet genitive jaden jadejen jadein1 partitive jadea jadeja accusative jade jaden jadet inessive jadessa jadeissa elative jadesta jadeista illative jadeen jadeihin adessive jadella jadeilla ablative jadelta jadeilta allative jadelle jadeille essive jadena jadeina translative jadeksi jadeiksi instructive – jadein abessive jadetta jadeitta comitative – jadeineen 1) Rare.

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jade m. (plural jades)

1. jade

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• Anagrams of adej
• déjà