amatista

See also: Amatista

Spanish

amatista

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaˈtista/ [a.maˈt̪is.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧tis‧ta

Adjective

amatista m or f (masculine and feminine plural amatista or amatistas)

1. amethyst, amethyst-colored

Derived terms

• colibrí amatista
• picaflor amatista

 

Noun

amatista f (plural amatistas)

1. amethyst

Descendants

• → Tagalog: amatista

Further reading

• “amatista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amatista (“amethyst”), Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔamaˈtista/ [ʔɐ.mɐˈt̪is.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧tis‧ta

Noun

amatista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. amethyst