sapphire
Of a deep blue colourOf a deep blue colour.
» His belly as of ivory, set with sapphires.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesOf a deep blue colour.
saphirblau, strahlend blau
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
Pertaining to a 45th year
Examples
7 sentencesHis belly as of ivory, set with sapphires.
His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
I have to change the sapphire of my phonograph.
Sapphire is the blue form of corundum.
His eyes are like sapphires.
ruЕго глаза словно сапфиры. — whatnot
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English saphir, from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus,From Middle English saphir, from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros, “precious stone, gem”), from a Semitic language such as Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappī́r, “lapis lazuli”), originally from Assyrian Akkadian šipirtu (“lapis lazuli”).
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Forms
more sapphire, most sapphire| Comparative | more sapphire Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sapphire Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form