different between diamond vs diamant

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?'(?)m?nd, IPA^(key): /?da?(?)m?nd/

Etymology 1

From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, from Ancient Greek ?????? (adámas, “diamond”). Cognate with Spanish imán (“magnet”) and diamante, French aimant (“magnet”) and diamant, Italian diamante, and Portuguese ímã (“magnet”) and diamante.

Noun

diamond (countable and uncountable, plural diamonds)

1. (uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.

   The saw is coated with diamond.

2. A gemstone made from this mineral.

   The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.

3. A ring containing a diamond.

   What a beautiful engagement diamond.

4. A very pale blue color/colour.

5. Something that resembles a diamond.
6. (geometry) A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.
7. (geometry) The polyiamond made up of two triangles.
8. (baseball) The entire field of play used in the game.
9. (baseball) The infield of a baseball field.

   The teams met on the diamond.

10. (card games) A card of the diamonds suit.

    I have only one diamond in my hand.

12. (printing, uncountable, dated) A size of type, standardised as 4+¹?₂ point.

Synonyms

• (gemstone): sparkler (informal)
• (ring): diamond ring
• (something that resembles a diamond): adamant
• (geometry: rhombus): lozenge, rhomb, rhombus
• (geometry: polyiamond): 2-iamond
• (baseball: entire baseball field): ball field, baseball field
• (baseball: infield of a baseball field): baseball diamond, infield

Antonyms

• (baseball: infield of a baseball field): outfield

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• argyle
• carbonado
• diamante
• paragon
• chlenter
• rhinestone
• brifka

Adjective

diamond (not comparable)

1. made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.

   He gave her diamond earrings.

2. of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.

   Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.

3. of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.

   Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.

4. (slang) First-rate; excellent.

   He's a diamond geezer.

Translations

Verb

diamond (third-person singular simple present diamonds, present participle diamonding, simple past and past participle diamonded)

1. to adorn with or as if with diamonds

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger Perl.

Noun

diamond (uncountable)

1. (printing, dated) The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+¹?₂-point.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Diamond”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “diamond”, in Mindat.org?^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch diamant, from Middle Dutch diamant, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas. Doublet of daaiman. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

diamant (plural diamante, diminutive diamantjie)

1. diamond

Derived terms

• bloeddiamant
• diamantmyn

Catalan

Etymology

From French and Old French diamant

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.??mant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.??man/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.a?mant/

Noun

diamant m (plural diamants)

1. diamond (gem)

See also

Czech

Etymology

From French and Old French diamant

Noun

diamant m

1. diamond

Further reading

• diamant in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• diamant in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin diamans, probably from metathesis of Late Latin adimas, from Latin adam?s, ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????? (adámas).

Noun

diamant c (singular definite diamanten, plural indefinite diamanter)

1. diamond (mineral)

Declension

References

• “diamant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch diamant, from Old French diamant, from Medieval Latin and Late Latin diamas, variant of Latin adamas.

The typographic use derives from Dirck Voskens, who first cut it around 1700 and presumably named it by analogy with the larger parel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di.a??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: di?a?mant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

diamant n (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) diamond (substance)

Noun

diamant m (plural diamanten, diminutive diamantje n)

1. a diamond
2. (uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between kwart cicero and parel, equivalent to English brilliant and standardized as 4 point.

Derived terms

• bloeddiamant
• diamantmijn

Descendants

• (diamond):
  • Afrikaans: diamant
• (font size):
  • English: diamond
  • French: diamant
  • German: Diamant
  • Italian: diamante
  • Spanish: diamante

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.m??/

Etymology 1

From Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, probably from metathesis of adimas (whence aimant), from Latin adam?s, ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????? (adámas).

Noun

diamant m (plural diamants)

1. diamond (gem)
2. diamond (shape)
3. needle (of a record player)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger perle.

Noun

diamant m (uncountable)

1. (uncountable, printing, dated) excelsior (a small size of type, standardized as 3 point)

Anagrams

• damnait, mandait

Further reading

• “diamant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Friulian

Noun

diamant m (plural diamants)

1. diamond

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Classical Latin adam?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?i??m??n??t??/

Noun

diamant m (genitive singular diamaint, nominative plural diamaint)

1. diamond (mineral)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• "diamant" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “diamant” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “diamant” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Classical Latin adam?s.

Noun

diamant m (definite singular diamanten, indefinite plural diamanter, definite plural diamantene)

1. diamond (uncountable: mineral)

2. the smallest typeface in letterpress printing

Derived terms

References

• “diamant” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “diamant” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “diamond”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Classical Latin adam?s.

Noun

diamant m (definite singular diamanten, indefinite plural diamantar, definite plural diamantane)

1. diamond (uncountable: mineral)

2. the smallest typeface in letterpress printing

Derived terms

References

• “diamant” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “diamant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “diamond”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diamant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.a?mant/

Noun

diamant n (plural diamante)

1. diamond

Declension

Further reading

• diamant in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Romansch

Alternative forms

• diamànt (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

See diamànt

Noun

diamant m (plural diamants)

1. (mineralogy, gemstone, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) diamond

Slovene

Etymology

From French and Old French diamant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dijamà?nt/, /dijamá?nt/

Noun

dijam?nt m inan

1. diamond

Inflection

Derived terms

• diamánten

Swedish

Noun

diamant c

1. (uncountable) the mineral diamond
2. (countable) the gem stone diamond, whether cut or not

Declension

See also

• diamantborr

Anagrams

• inmatad