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masculine

/dja.mɑ̃/

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Translation

diamond

Word origin

From Late Latin diamantem, an altered form of Latin adamantem ('adamant, the hardest substance'), from Greek adamas ('unbreakable'). English 'diamond' and 'adamant' share the same root.

Origin
Late Latin
Root
diamantem
English cognates
diamond, adamant

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldiamants

Examples

.

She was wearing a ring with a small diamond.

.

The diamond is the hardest stone there is.

'Afrique .

These diamonds come from South Africa.

raye .

A real diamond scratches glass.

.

He paid a fortune for that diamond.

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This word is part of lesson 38.