How do you pronounce citrine?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪtɹin/.

Where does citrine come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

citrine

/ˈsɪtɹin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: cit-rine
IPA: /ˈsɪtɹin/

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Meaning

noun

A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A brownish-yellow quartz.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a goldish-yellow colour.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

"dorrẹ̅, dōrī adj. & n. […] Golden or reddish-yellow […] (a. 1398) *Trev. Barth. 59b/a: ʒelouʒ colour [of urine] […] tokeneþ febleness of hete […] dorrey & citrine & liʒt red tokeneþ mene."
"[…] the urine becometh citrine, or of a deep yellowe color […]"
"From above and behind his head, there came a bumblebee as big as his thumb. It circled his ear, then hovered by the rock, probing the nodes of citrine, which were the same bright yellow as the fieldstars that bloomed among the hills."
"The coin […] bore what I at first thought was a woman's face—a woman crowned, neither young nor old, but silent and perfect in the citrine metal."

Etymology

From Middle English citrine, partly from Middle French citrine and partly from Latin citrīnus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: citrine, citrīnus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪtɹin/
British English: /ˈsɪtɹiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

citrines (plural) citrean (alternative) citrinous (alternative)

Derived Forms

ametrine citrination

Phrases

citrine ointment citrine wagtail false topaz

Frequently Paired Words

false topaz Citirini Citrini

Homonyms

Citroën (UK) citron (General American)

Rhymes With

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