opaal

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl
opaal

Etymology[edit]

Probably borrowed from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈpaːl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: opaal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun[edit]

opaal n

  1. opal (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity)

Noun[edit]

opaal m (plural opalen, diminutive opaaltje n)

  1. opal, a stone made of the above mineral

Derived terms[edit]

Estonian[edit]

Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia et

Noun[edit]

opaal (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. (mineralogy) opal

Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.