jacinth

See also: Jacinth

English

Etymology

Partly from Old French jacincte, and partly from Old English iacinþ, both from Medieval Latin jacintus, jacinthus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). Doublet of hyacinth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæ.sɪnθ/, /ˈdʒeɪ.sɪnθ/

Noun

jacinth (countable and uncountable, plural jacinths)

1. A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.
   • Bible, Revelation xxi. 20

     The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Translations

a gemstone

• Bulgarian: хиацинт m (hiacint)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ὑάκινθος m (huákinthos)

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• Maori: hakiniti
• Polish: hiacynt (pl) m
• Russian: гиаци́нт (ru) m (giacínt)

See also

• ligure