basalt
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”),[1]
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Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.ɒlt/, /ˈbæs.əlt/, /ˈbæs.ɔːlt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈsɔlt/, /ˈbæs.ɔlt/, /ˈbeɪˌsɔlt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bəˈsɑlt/, /ˈbæs.ɑlt/, /ˈbeɪˌsɑlt/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.ɒlt/, /ˈbæs.ɑlt/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æsɒlt
- Hyphenation: bas‧alt
Noun edit
basalt (countable and uncountable, plural basalts)
- (mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
- A type of unglazed pottery.
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References edit
- ^ Beekes (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Ancient Greek 203; Erman & Grapow (1971) Worterbuch der aegyptischen Sprache, 471
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin basaltes.
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Noun edit
basalt m (plural basalts)
Further reading edit
- “basalt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “basalt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “basalt” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “basalt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”).
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Noun edit
basalt n (uncountable)
- basalt (type of igneous rock)
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- → Indonesian: basal
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)
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Noun edit
basalt n (genitive singular basalts, uncountable)
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Declension of basalt (singular only) | ||
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | basalt | basaltið |
accusative | basalt | basaltið |
dative | basalti | basaltinum |
genitive | basalts | basaltsins |
Synonyms edit
- blágrýti n
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)
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Noun edit
basalt m (genitive singular basailt)
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
basalt | bhasalt | mbasalt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “basalt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “basalt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)
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Noun edit
basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basalter, definite plural basaltene)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)
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Noun edit
basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basaltar, definite plural basaltane)