Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin iaspidem, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis); influenced by diaspro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /diˈa.spi.de/, /ˈdja.spi.de/
  • Rhymes: -aspide
  • Hyphenation: di‧à‧spi‧de, dià‧spi‧de

Noun

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diaspide m (plural diaspidi)

  1. (mineralogy, obsolete) Synonym of diaspro

Further reading

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  • diaspide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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