Kristall

See also: kristall

German

Alternative forms

• Christal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German kristal, kristalle, from Old High German cristalla, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice”). Cognate with Vilamovian kryśtaoł.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɪsˈtal/
• Rhymes: -al

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kristall m (strong, genitive Kristalles or Kristalls, plural Kristalle, diminutive Kriställchen n)

1. crystal in the sense of mineral and its molecular structure ("array of atoms"), not in the sense of glass / glassware ("das Kristall")

Declension

Declension of Kristall [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kristall	die	Kristalle
genitive	eines	des	Kristalles, Kristalls	der	Kristalle
dative	einem	dem	Kristall, Kristalle1	den	Kristallen
accusative	einen	den	Kristall	die	Kristalle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Kristallbecher, Kristallbildung, Kristallebene, Kristallfehlstelle, Kristallnadel, Kristallform, Kristallgitter, Kristallglas, Kristallkugel, Kristallleuchter, Kristallnacht, Kristallstruktur, Kristallsystem, Kristallvase, Kristallzucker
• Bergkristall, Einkristall, Eiskristall, Flüssigkristall, Mikrokristall, Mischkristall, Nanokristall, Quarzkristall, Schneekristall, Zirkonkristall

Descendants

• → Czech: křišťál
• → Estonian: kristall
• → Serbo-Croatian: kristal / кристал
  • → Macedonian: кристал (kristal)
• → Slovene: kristal

Further reading

• “Kristall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kristall” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Kristall on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Kristall” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Kristall” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kriʃˈtal/

Noun

Kristall m (plural Kristalle)

1. crystal

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kristall”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁisˈtɑl/

Noun

Kristall m (plural Kristallen)

1. crystal