carnelian

English

Carnelian (1)

Etymology

From cornelian, the red form named carneolus under the influence of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin carneus (“fleshy”) because of its color.

Noun

carnelian (countable and uncountable, plural carnelians)

1. (mineralogy) A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in jewelery,
   • 1952 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, carnelian, topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, beryl, and onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and wrought in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared. — Ezekiel 28:13 RSV.

Synonyms

• cornelian

Translations

reddish brown chalcedony

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑪／玛 (zh) (mǎ), 玛 (zh) (mǎ), 紅瑪瑙／红玛瑙 (zh) (hóngmǎnǎo), 红玛瑙 (zh) (hóngmǎnǎo)

• Danish: karneol
• Finnish: karneoli (fi)
• French: cornaline (fr) f
• German: Karneol m
• Greek:

  Ancient: σάρδιον n (sárdion)

• Italian: cornalina f
• Latvian: karneols
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Lithuanian: karneolis
• Maori: tahakura, harariu
• Middle English: corneline, cornalyn
• Persian: بیجاده (fa) (beyjāde)
• Portuguese: cornalina f
• Russian: карнео́л (ru) m (karneól)
• Spanish: cornalina f
• Swahili: akiki
• Swedish: karneol
• Tok Pisin: kanilian

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Carnelian”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “carnelian”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• encranial