dyamaunt

Middle English

Alternative forms

• diamaunt, diamand, dyamawnte, diamaund, deamaunt

Etymology

From Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas). Doublet of adamant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːamau̯nt/, /ˈdiːamant/, /ˈdiːamand/, /ˈdiːamau̯nd/, /ˈdiːamɔnd/

Noun

dyamaunt (plural dyamauntys)

1. diamond (valuable gemstone composed of carbon)
2. (figurative) A valuable individual.

Descendants

• English: diamond
• Scots: diamant

Borrowings

• → Welsh: diemwnt

References

• “dīamaunt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-11.