Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smaragd

/ˈsmæɹæɡd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smaragd
IPA: /ˈsmæɹæɡd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]"
"Nor far they steppèd when on culm'inant height / where stretcht a gem-enamel'd mead they stood; / Smaragd and Ruby-strewn, so rich the sight / presumed 'twas Paradisial floor they trod."

Etymology

From Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: smaragdus, σμάραγδος, -

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

smaragds (plural)

Derived Forms

smaragdine smaragdite

Synonyms

emerald

Rhymes With

dragged flagged ragged bagged jagged bragged gagged hagged beflagged

Questions

How do you pronounce smaragd?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsmæɹæɡd/.
What does smaragd mean?: An emerald.
Where does smaragd come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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