Alabaster

See also: alabaster

German

Etymology

From Middle High German alabaster, derived from Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros), from earlier ἀλάβαστος (alábastos, “alabaster vase”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌽 (alabastraun).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alaˈbastɐ/
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Hyphenation: Ala‧bas‧ter

Noun

Alabaster m (strong, genitive Alabasters, plural Alabaster)

(mineralogy) alabaster

Declension

Declension of Alabaster [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Alabaster	die	Alabaster
genitive	eines	des	Alabasters	der	Alabaster
dative	einem	dem	Alabaster	den	Alabastern
accusative	einen	den	Alabaster	die	Alabaster

Derived terms

alabastern
alabasterfarben

References

Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Alabaster”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891