Diamant

See also: diamant and diamànt

German

Alternative forms

• Demant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiaˈmant/

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• Rhymes: -ant

Etymology 1

From Middle High German dīemant, dīamant, dīamante, borrowed from Old French diamant.

Noun

Diamant m (genitive Diamanten, plural Diamanten)

1. (uncountable) diamond (allotrope of carbon)
2. diamond (gemstone)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger Perl.

Noun

Diamant

1. (uncountable, printing, dated) A small size of type, standardized as 4 point.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Diamant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diaˈmant/, [diɑˈmɑnt]

Noun

Diamant m (plural Diamanten)

1. diamond