ametis

Afrikaans

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Noun

ametis (plural ametiste)

1. amethyst

Esperanto

Verb

ametis

1. past of ameti

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay amethist (“amethyst”), from Middle Dutch ametiste, from Old French ametiste, from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aməˈtis/ [a.məˈt̪ɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: a‧me‧tis

Noun

ametis (plural ametis-ametis)

1. amethyst
   2. (countable) transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
   3. (uncountable) a purple colour.

      amethyst:  

      Synonym: kecubung ungu

Adjective

ametis (comparative lebih ametis, superlative paling ametis)

1. amethyst (having such colour)

Further reading

• “ametis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Verb

amētis

1. second-person plural present active subjunctive of amō