Amethyst

See also: amethyst

English

Etymology

From the gemstone amethyst.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Amethyst

1. A female given name.

   The Australian rapper Iggy Azalea was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ameˈtʏst/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Amethyst m (strong, genitive Amethystes or Amethysts, plural Amethyste)

1. amethyst

Declension

Declension of Amethyst [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Amethyst	die	Amethyste
genitive	eines	des	Amethystes, Amethysts	der	Amethyste
dative	einem	dem	Amethyst, Amethyste1	den	Amethysten
accusative	einen	den	Amethyst	die	Amethyste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• amethysten
• amethystfarben

Further reading

• “Amethyst” in Duden online
• “Amethyst”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)