Kristall
See also: kristall
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Christal (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kristal, kristalle, from Old High German cristalla, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice”). Cognate with Vilamovian kryśtaoł.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kristall m (strong, genitive Kristalles or Kristalls, plural Kristalle, diminutive Kriställchen n)
- crystal in the sense of mineral and its molecular structure ("array of atoms"), not in the sense of glass / glassware ("das Kristall")
Declension edit
Declension of Kristall [masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
- Kristallbecher, Kristallbildung, Kristallebene, Kristallfehlstelle, Kristallnadel, Kristallform, Kristallgitter, Kristallglas, Kristallkugel, Kristallleuchter, Kristallnacht, Kristallstruktur, Kristallsystem, Kristallvase, Kristallzucker
- Bergkristall, Einkristall, Eiskristall, Flüssigkristall, Mikrokristall, Mischkristall, Nanokristall, Quarzkristall, Schneekristall, Zirkonkristall
Descendants edit
- → Czech: křišťál
- → Estonian: kristall
- → Serbo-Croatian: kristal / кристал
- → Macedonian: кристал (kristal)
- → Slovene: kristal
Further reading edit
- “Kristall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kristall” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Kristall on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kristall” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Kristall” in Duden online
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kristall m (plural Kristalle)
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kristall m (plural Kristallen)