alabastre
English
Adjective
alabastre (not comparable)
Noun
alabastre (usually uncountable, plural alabastres)
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ləˈβas.tɾə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ləˈbas.tɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.laˈbas.tɾe]
Noun
alabastre m (plural alabastres)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alabastre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros). This form was probably taken as a semi-learned term. Cf. also the variant aubastre, which may represent a more popular form.
Noun
alabastre oblique singular, m (oblique plural alabastres, nominative singular alabastres, nominative plural alabastre)
Descendants
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