smeraldo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian smeraldo, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smeˈraldo]
• Rhymes: -aldo
• Hyphenation: sme‧ral‧do

Noun

smeraldo (accusative singular smeraldon, plural smeraldoj, accusative plural smeraldojn)

1. emerald (green gemstone, especially a green transparent form of beryl)
   • 1903, Trans. M. Goldberg, Fundamenta Krestomatio‎^[1]:

     Smeraldojn, perlojn kaj armaĵojn, / Tapiŝojn, vazojn kaj teksaĵojn,

     Emeralds, pearls and arms, / Carpets, vases and woven goods,

Ido

Noun

smeraldo (plural smeraldi)

1. emerald

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *smaraūdus, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos) (modern, σμαράγδι (smarágdi)), of Semitic origin. Compare French émeraude.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zmeˈral.do/
• Rhymes: -aldo
• Hyphenation: sme‧ràl‧do

Noun

smeraldo m (plural smeraldi)

1. emerald (gemstone)

   Lo smeraldo è una gemma verde. ― Emerald is a green gemstone.

Adjective

smeraldo (invariable)

1. emerald-like in colour/color; emerald green

   Un mare color smeraldo. ― An emerald-coloured/colored sea.

Derived terms

• smeraldino