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diamond

/ˈdaɪmənd/DIGH-muhnd
/ˈdaɪmənd/DIGH-muhnd

Meaningadamant, the unbreakable

Common meaning: a very hard gem

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DAM‘tame’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 150, p. 735 · scan
  2. Middle Englishdiamauntsource
  3. Middle Englishdiamantsource
  4. Englishdiamond‘a very hard gem’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Middle English diamaunt ‘adamant, the unbreakable’.

Roots

  • diamaunt Middle English “adamant, the unbreakable”

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