different between carnelian vs sardonyx

English

Etymology

From cornelian, the red form named carneolus under the influence of 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

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Carnelian”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “carnelian”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• encranial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sardonyx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??(?)?d?n?ks/
• Homophone: sardonics
• Rhymes: -?n?ks

Noun

sardonyx (countable and uncountable, plural sardonyxes)

1. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.

   • 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.
2. (heraldry) A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones.

Translations

Further reading

• sardonyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ???????? m (sardónux).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?sar.do.nyks/, [?s?ärd??n?ks?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?sar.do.niks/, [?s?rd??niks]

Noun

sardonyx m or f (genitive sardonychos or sardonychis); third declension

1. sardonyx

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type).

Derived terms

• sardonycha
• sardonych?tus
• sardonychus

Descendants

• English: sardonyx
• Italian: sardonice

References

• sard?nyx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sardonyx in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sard?nyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,393/1
• sardonyx in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “sardonyx” on page 1,691/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)