alabastr

Czech

Etymology

From Latin alabaster, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros). First attested in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalabastr̩]

Noun

alabastr m inan

  1. alabaster

Declension

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “alabastr”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 52

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish alabastyr, from Latin alabaster, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈla.bastr/
  • Rhymes: -abastr
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧bastr

Noun

alabastr m inan

  1. (mineralogy, obsolete) alternative form of alabaster

Declension

Further reading