diament

Polish

diament

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German dīamant, from Old French diamant, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”). Doublet of adamant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdja.mɛnt/

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• Rhymes: -amɛnt
• Syllabification: dia‧ment

Noun

diament m inan (diminutive diamencik)

1. (mineralogy) diamond

   Synonym: (obsolete) adamantyn

Declension

Declension of diament

	singular	plural
nominative	diament	diamenty
genitive	diamentu	diamentów
dative	diamentowi	diamentom
accusative	diament	diamenty
instrumental	diamentem	diamentami
locative	diamencie	diamentach
vocative	diamencie	diamenty

Derived terms

• diamentowy

 

See also

• brylant

Further reading

• diament in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• diament in Polish dictionaries at PWN