gemstone

Language

English

gemstones

Etymology

From Middle English Category:English terms derived from Middle English#GEMSTONE gimstone, alteration (due to Middle English gemme) of earlier ȝimston, ȝimstan, from Old English Category:English terms derived from Old English#GEMSTONE ġimstān, ġymstān (“gem; jewel; precious stone”), equivalent to gem +‎ stoneCategory:English compound terms#GEMSTONE. Compare Icelandic gimsteinn (“jewel; gem”), Faroese gimsteinur (“jewel, precious stone”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛmˌstoʊn/Category:English 2-syllable words#GEMSTONE Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GEMSTONE
Audio (US): (file)
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Rhymes: -ɛmstoʊn Category:Rhymes:English/ɛmstoʊn#GEMSTONE Category:Rhymes:English/ɛmstoʊn/2 syllables#GEMSTONE

Noun

gemstone (plural gemstones)Category:English lemmas#GEMSTONE Category:English nouns#GEMSTONE Category:English countable nouns#GEMSTONE Category:English entries with incorrect language header#GEMSTONE Category:Pages with entries#GEMSTONE Category:Pages with 1 entry#GEMSTONE

A gem, usually made of minerals.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:gemstone

Derived terms

Translations

gem

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Afrikaans: edelsteen (af)Category:Terms with Afrikaans translations#GEMSTONE
Arabic: جَوْهَر (ar) m (jawhar)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#GEMSTONE, جَوْهَرَة f (jawhara)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#GEMSTONE (singulative)
Armenian: թանկարժեք քար (tʻankaržekʻ kʻar)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#GEMSTONE
Bashkir: аҫыл таш (aśıl taş)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#GEMSTONE
Belarusian: кашто́ўны ка́мень m (kaštówny kámjenʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#GEMSTONE, самацве́т m (samacvjét)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#GEMSTONE
Bulgarian: скъпоце́нен ка́мък m (skǎpocénen kámǎk)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#GEMSTONE
Burmese: ရတနာ (my) (ra.ta.na)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#GEMSTONE
Catalan: pedra preciosa fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#GEMSTONE, gemma (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#GEMSTONE
Chinese:
Mandarin: 寶石 / 宝石 (zh) (bǎoshí)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#GEMSTONE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#GEMSTONE
Czech: klenot mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#GEMSTONE, drahokam (cs) mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#GEMSTONE
Danish: ædelsten (da) cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#GEMSTONE
Dutch: edelsteen (nl) mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#GEMSTONE
Emilian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Emilian#GEMSTONE
Esperanto: gemoCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#GEMSTONE
Estonian: kalliskiviCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#GEMSTONE
Finnish: jalokivi (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#GEMSTONE
French: pierre précieuse (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#GEMSTONE, joyau (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#GEMSTONE, gemme (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#GEMSTONE
Galician: pedra preciosa (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#GEMSTONE, xema (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#GEMSTONE, xoia (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#GEMSTONE
Georgian: დაუმუშავებელი ძვირფასი ქვა (daumušavebeli ʒvirpasi kva)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#GEMSTONE, დაუმუშავებელი პატიოსანი თვალი (daumušavebeli ṗaṭiosani tvali)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#GEMSTONE
German: Edelstein (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#GEMSTONE, Juwel (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#GEMSTONE, Kleinod (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#GEMSTONE
Hebrew: אֶבֶן יְקָרָה f (éven yekará)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#GEMSTONE
Hindi: मणि (hi) m (maṇi)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#GEMSTONE, रत्न (hi) m (ratna)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#GEMSTONE, पत्थर (hi) m (patthar)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#GEMSTONE
Icelandic: gimsteinn (is) mCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#GEMSTONE
Indonesian: batu akik (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#GEMSTONE
Italian: pietra preziosa fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#GEMSTONE, gemma (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#GEMSTONE
Japanese: 宝石 (ja) (ほうせき, hōseki)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#GEMSTONE
Kazakh: асыл тас (asyl tas)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#GEMSTONE
Khmer: ត្បូង (km) (tboung)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#GEMSTONE, មណី (km) (mĕəʼnii)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#GEMSTONE
Korean: 보석(寶石) (ko) (boseok)Category:Terms with Korean translations#GEMSTONE
Kyrgyz: асыл таш (asıl taş)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#GEMSTONE
Lao: ພອຽ (phǭi)Category:Terms with Lao translations#GEMSTONE, ມະນີ (ma nī)Category:Terms with Lao translations#GEMSTONE, ຣະຕະນະ (ra ta na)Category:Terms with Lao translations#GEMSTONE
Latin: gemma fCategory:Terms with Latin translations#GEMSTONE
Latvian: dārgakmens mCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#GEMSTONE
Ligurian: prîaCategory:Terms with Ligurian translations#GEMSTONE preçiôza fCategory:Terms with Ligurian translations#GEMSTONE, gémma fCategory:Terms with Ligurian translations#GEMSTONE
Lithuanian: brangakmenis mCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#GEMSTONE
Lombard: prèia (lmo)Category:Terms with Lombard translations#GEMSTONE preziósa fCategory:Terms with Lombard translations#GEMSTONE, gema fCategory:Terms with Lombard translations#GEMSTONE
Macedonian: ска́поцен ка́мен m (skápocen kámen)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#GEMSTONE
Malay: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Malay#GEMSTONE
Malayalam: രത്നം (ml) (ratnaṁ)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#GEMSTONE, രത്നക്കല്ല് (ratnakkallŭ)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#GEMSTONE
Māori: pōhatu māpunaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#GEMSTONE
Norwegian:
Bokmål: edelstein (no) mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#GEMSTONE, edelsten (no) mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#GEMSTONE, smykkestein mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#GEMSTONE, smykkesten mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#GEMSTONE

Nynorsk: edelstein mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#GEMSTONE, smykkestein mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#GEMSTONE
Old English: ġimstān mCategory:Terms with Old English translations#GEMSTONE, ġymstān mCategory:Terms with Old English translations#GEMSTONE
Old Norse: gimsteinn mCategory:Terms with Old Norse translations#GEMSTONE
Pali: මණි m (maṇi)Category:Terms with Pali translations#GEMSTONE
Pashto: غمی (ps) m (ǧamáy)Category:Terms with Pashto translations#GEMSTONE
Persian: نگین (fa) (negin)Category:Terms with Persian translations#GEMSTONE, گوهر (fa) (gowhar)Category:Terms with Persian translations#GEMSTONE, گوهرسنگ (fa) (goharsang)Category:Terms with Persian translations#GEMSTONE
Piedmontese: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Piedmontese#GEMSTONE
Polish: kamień szlachetny (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#GEMSTONE, klejnot (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#GEMSTONE
Portuguese: pedra preciosa (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#GEMSTONE, gema (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#GEMSTONE
Romagnol: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Romagnol#GEMSTONE
Romanian: piatră prețioasă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#GEMSTONE, piatră nestemată (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#GEMSTONE
Russian: драгоце́нный ка́мень (ru) m (dragocénnyj kámenʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#GEMSTONE, самоцве́т (ru) m (samocvét)Category:Terms with Russian translations#GEMSTONE
Sanskrit: मणि (sa) m (maṇi)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#GEMSTONE, रत्न (sa) n (ratna)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#GEMSTONE
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: драгуљ mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#GEMSTONE

Latin: dragulj (sh) mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#GEMSTONE
Slovak: klenot mCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#GEMSTONE, drahokam mCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#GEMSTONE
Slovene: dragulj (sl) mCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#GEMSTONE
Spanish: piedra preciosa (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#GEMSTONE, joya (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#GEMSTONE, alhaja (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#GEMSTONE, gema (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#GEMSTONE
Swedish: ädelsten (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#GEMSTONE
Tagalog: hiyasCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#GEMSTONE
Tajik: чавхар (čavxar)Category:Terms with Tajik translations#GEMSTONE, гавҳар (gavhar)Category:Terms with Tajik translations#GEMSTONE
Thai: พลอย (th) (plɔɔi)Category:Terms with Thai translations#GEMSTONE, จินดา (jin-daa)Category:Terms with Thai translations#GEMSTONE, รัตน์ (th) (rát)Category:Terms with Thai translations#GEMSTONE
Tocharian B: wamerCategory:Terms with Tocharian B translations#GEMSTONE, naumiyeCategory:Terms with Tocharian B translations#GEMSTONE, prāpCategory:Terms with Tocharian B translations#GEMSTONE
Turkish:
Ottoman Turkish: جوهر (cevher)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#GEMSTONE
Ugaritic: 𐎑𐎅𐎗 (ẓhr)Category:Terms with Ugaritic translations#GEMSTONE
Ukrainian: дорогоці́нний ка́мінь m (dorohocínnyj káminʹ)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#GEMSTONE, кошто́вний ка́мінь m (koštóvnyj káminʹ)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#GEMSTONE, самоцві́т m (samocvít)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#GEMSTONE
Uzbek: gavhar (uz)Category:Terms with Uzbek translations#GEMSTONE
Vietnamese: đá quýCategory:Terms with Vietnamese translations#GEMSTONE
Welsh: tlysfaen mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#GEMSTONE

Further reading

gemstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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