carnelian

carnelian

English

Carnelian (1)

Etymology

From cornelian, the red form named carneolus under the influence of Latin carneus (“fleshy”) because of its color.[1]

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kɑɹˈnil.jən/

Noun

carnelian (countable and uncountable, plural carnelians)

1. (mineralogy) A hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry
   • 1952 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, carnelian, topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, beryl, and onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and wrought in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared. — Ezekiel 28:13 RSV.

Synonyms

• cornelian

Translations

reddish brown chalcedony

Catalan: cornalina f Chinese: Mandarin: 瑪／玛 (zh) (mǎ), 紅瑪瑙／红玛瑙 (zh) (hóngmǎnǎo) Danish: karneol c Dutch: carneool (nl) m Finnish: karneoli (fi) French: cornaline (fr) f German: Karneol m Greek: Ancient: σάρδιον n (sárdion) Hindi: यमनी (hi) m (yamnī) Italian: cornalina f Latvian: karneols Lithuanian: karneolis Maori: tahakura, harariu Middle English: corneline, cornalyn Persian: بیجاده‎ (fa) (beyjāde) Portuguese: cornalina f Romanian: carneol, cornalină (ro) f Russian: карнео́л (ru) m (karneól) Spanish: cornalina (es) f Swahili: akiki (sw) Swedish: karneol Tok Pisin: kanilian

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Carnelian”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “carnelian”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

1. James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume III Seventh edition, revised by Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1962

Anagrams

• encranial