malachite

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Malachite (1)

Etymology

From Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhe, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”). Or, (Can we verify this etymology?) could be from Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (he) (mal'ach) [ "angel" or "messenger of God" ], or, perhaps hailing from another Ancient Greek term, μαλαχ- [ "fingers" ].

Noun

malachite (plural malachites)

1. (mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
2. A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

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Translations

mineral

Chinese: Mandarin: 孔雀石 (zh) (kǒngquèshí) Estonian: malahhiit (et) Finnish: malakiitti (fi) French: malachite (fr) f. German: Malachit (de) m. Greek: μαλαχίτης (el) m. [malaˈçitis]

Italian: malachite (it) f. Japanese: 孔雀石 (ja) (くじゃくせき, kujakuseki), くじゃく石 (ja) (くじゃくせき, kujakuseki) Korean: 공작석 (ko) (gongjakseok) Polish: malachit (pl) m. Russian: малахит (ru) (malaxít) m. Spanish: malaquita (es) f.

colour

Finnish: malakiittivihreä (fi), vuorivihreä (fi)

Adjective

malachite (comparative more malachite, superlative most malachite)

1. From olive-taupe to that of a mild to deeply-rich -- at times seemingly translucent -- green colour, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

See also

• Appendix:Colors

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Noun

malachite f. (plural malachites)

1. malachite