ametista

Esperanto

Etymology

ametisto +‎ -a.

Adjective

ametista (accusative singular ametistan, plural ametistaj, accusative plural ametistajn)

1. amethyst (containing or made of the gemstone; of a similar purple colour)
   • Jean Ribillard, “Preĝo de M’saud” in Nica literatura revuo, 1/6,

     Post beata ripozo ni ekreiris al Beni-Abbès ĉe karbunkola krepusko, kiu gradete nin sorbadis en sian ametistan apoteozon.

     After a blessed repose, we set back out for Beni-Abbès in a carbuncle twilight, which gradually drew us into its amethyst apotheosis.

Synonyms

• (colour): purpura, viola

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Galician

Noun

ametista f (plural ametistas)

1. amethyst

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin amethystus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “remedy against inebriation”), from ἀ- (a-) (privative prefix) + μεθύειν (methúein, “to become inebriated”).

Noun

ametista f

1. amethyst

Related terms

• ametistino

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Latvian

Noun

ametista m

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular form of ametists

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Portuguese

Noun

ametista f (plural s)

1. amethyst (gem)