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

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  1. (mineralogy) alabaster

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

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

Further reading
  • “Alabaster” in Duden online
  • “Alabaster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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