opal
See also: Opal, opál, ópal, òpal, and opał
English
Etymology
In Florio’s A World of Words 1598 as opale, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”), from उपरि (upári, “the upper millstone”).[1] Distantly related to over.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊpəl/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊpəl/
- Rhymes: -əʊpəl
Noun
opal (plural opals)
- (mineralogy) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.
- (gemology) A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch)
- 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, retrieved 17 May 2013, page 128:
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
- (biology, genetics, biochemistry) A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA."
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- fire opal
- opalesce
- opaline
- opalware
- wood opal
Translations
a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Opal”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “opal”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
- Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
Anagrams
- OLAP, POLA, Palo, alop, aplo-, pola
Cebuano
Etymology
From English opal, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”), from उपरि (upári, “the upper millstone”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: o‧pal
Noun
opal
- (mineralogy) opal
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.pal/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔpal
- Syllabification: o‧pal
Noun
opal m inan
- (mineralogy) opal
Declension
Declension of opal
singular | plural | |
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nominative | opal | opale |
genitive | opalu | opali |
dative | opalowi | opalom |
accusative | opal | opale |
instrumental | opalem | opalami |
locative | opalu | opalach |
vocative | opalu | opale |
Derived terms
adjective
- opalowy
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
opal
- second-person singular imperative of opalić
Further reading
- opal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- opal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From German Opal or Latin opalus or French opale.
Noun
opal n (plural opale)
- (mineralogy) opal
Declension
Declension of opal
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) opal | opalul | (niște) opale | opalele |
genitive/dative | (unui) opal | opalului | (unor) opale | opalelor |
vocative | opalule | opalelor |