emeraude

See also: émeraude

English

Noun

emeraude (plural emeraudes)

1. Obsolete form of emerald.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• emeraud, emrod, esmeraude, emerawnte, emerallde, emerant, emerade, amyraude, emeraunde, emeroude, emeroyde

Etymology

From Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛmərau̯d(ə)/, /ˈɛmərau̯nt/, /ˈɛmərant/

Noun

emeraude (plural emeraudes)

1. emerald

Descendants

• English: emerald

References

• “emeraude, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-12.

Old French

Noun

emeraude oblique singular, f (oblique plural emeraudes, nominative singular emeraude, nominative plural emeraudes)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of esmeraude

References

• esmeraude in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022