amatista
Spanish
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amatista
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amaˈtista/ [a.maˈt̪is.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧tis‧ta
Adjective
amatista (plural amatista or amatistas)
- amethyst, amethyst-colored
Noun
amatista f (plural amatistas)
- amethyst
Descendants
- → Tagalog: amatista
Further reading
- “amatista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish amatista (“amethyst”), Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ma‧tis‧ta
- IPA(key): /ʔamaˈtista/, [ʔɐ.mɐˈtis.tɐ]
Noun
amatista
- amethyst