basalt
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”),[1]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.ɒlt/, /ˈbæs.əlt/, /ˈbæs.ɔːlt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈsɔlt/, /ˈbæs.ɔlt/, /ˈbeɪˌsɔlt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bəˈsɑlt/, /ˈbæs.ɑlt/, /ˈbeɪˌsɑlt/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.ɒlt/, /ˈbæs.ɑlt/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: bas‧alt
Noun[edit]
basalt (countable and uncountable, plural basalts)
- (mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
- A type of unglazed pottery.
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References[edit]
- ^ Beekes (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Ancient Greek 203; Erman & Grapow (1971) Worterbuch der aegyptischen Sprache, 471
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin basaltes.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
basalt m (plural basalts)
Further reading[edit]
- “basalt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “basalt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “basalt” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “basalt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
basalt n (uncountable)
- basalt (type of igneous rock)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Indonesian: basal
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
basalt n (genitive singular basalts, uncountable)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of basalt (singular only) | ||
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| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | basalt | basaltið |
| accusative | basalt | basaltið |
| dative | basalti | basaltinum |
| genitive | basalts | basaltsins |
Synonyms[edit]
- blágrýti n
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)
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Noun[edit]
basalt m (genitive singular basailt)
Declension[edit]
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| basalt | bhasalt | mbasalt |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “basalt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “basalt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)
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Noun[edit]
basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basalter, definite plural basaltene)
Derived terms[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)
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Noun[edit]
basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basaltar, definite plural basaltane)
Derived terms[edit]
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Egyptian
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Minerals
- en:Rocks
- Catalan terms derived from Late Latin
- Catalan 2-syllable words
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Minerals
- Dutch terms borrowed from French
- Dutch terms derived from French
- Dutch terms derived from Middle French
- Dutch terms derived from Late Latin
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Egyptian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑlt
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch uncountable nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- Faroese terms derived from Late Latin
- Faroese terms derived from Latin
- Faroese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Faroese terms derived from Egyptian
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- Faroese uncountable nouns
- fo:Mineralogy
- fo:Geology
- Irish terms derived from Late Latin
- Irish terms derived from Latin
- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish terms derived from Egyptian
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- ga:Mineralogy
- Irish first-declension nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Late Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Egyptian
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Late Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Egyptian
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns