adamante

Latin

Noun

adamante

1. ablative singular of adamās

Lithuanian

Noun

adamante

1. locative/vocative singular of adamantas (“diamond”)

Old French

Noun

adamante oblique singular, ? (oblique plural adamantes, nominative singular adamante, nominative plural adamantes)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of adamant

References

adamant in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.daˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.daˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.daˈmɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɐˈmɐ̃.tɨ/ [ɐ.ðɐˈmɐ̃.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: a‧da‧man‧te

Noun

adamante m (plural adamantes)

1. adamant (a rock or mineral held by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adamantem, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas). More at diamond.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adaˈmante/ [a.ð̞aˈmãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧da‧man‧te

Noun

adamante m (plural adamantes)

1. (archaic) diamond

   Synonym: diamante

Further reading

• “adamante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16