giacinto

See also: Giacinto

Italian

Alternative forms

• iacinto (obsolete, literary)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin jacintus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers; a blue precious stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈt͡ʃin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: gia‧cìn‧to

Noun

giacinto m (plural giacinti)

1. hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)

   Synonym: (poetic) aiace

   Hypernym: liliacea

2. (mineralogy) jacinth (variety of zircon)

   Hypernym: zircone

Further reading

• Hyacinthus orientalis on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• giacinto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana