emerald
To ornament with, or as if with, emeraldsTo ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.
» Tom doesn't know the difference between a diamond and an emerald.
Tom kennt nicht den Unterschied zwischen einem Diamanten und einem Smaragd. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(poetic)To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.
Examples
24 sentencesTom doesn't know the difference between a diamond and an emerald.
deTom kennt nicht den Unterschied zwischen einem Diamanten und einem Smaragd. — al_ex_an_der
Rare gems include aquamarine, amethyst, emerald, quartz and ruby.
ruРедкие драгоценные камни включают в себя аквамарин, аметист, изумруд, кварц и рубин. — Biga
White daisies dotted the emerald grass.
ruБелые ромашки пестрели в изумрудной траве. — Karok
Some June beetles are emerald green.
Which do you prefer, ruby or emerald?
Origin
From Middle English emeraude, borrowed from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaraFrom Middle English emeraude, borrowed from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ, “emerald, flashing gem”), Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”), Arabic بَرْق (barq, literally “flashing”), Egyptian bwyrqꜣ (literally “to sparkle”):D58-Z7-Z4:D21-N29-Z1-G1-D6 and loanwords with Semitic etymon such as Sanskrit मरकत (marakata).
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Forms
emeralds, emeralding, emeralded, emeraldedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle