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Wikipedia ca Etymology [ edit ] Learned borrowing from Latin opalus , from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος ( opállios ) , from Sanskrit उपल ( upala , “ gem, stone ” ) .
Òpal. No s'ha de confondre amb Opal . L' òpal és un mineral de la classe dels òxids, emprat sovint en joieria. L'origen del nom és incert. Es creu que pot provenir del sànscrit upala, que significa "pedra" o "pedra preciosa" o de l'antic nom llatí de la gemma, opalus ( Plini el Vell, 75-79). Plini pot haver-se referit també a la joia ...
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Etymology
In Florio’s A World of Words 1598 as opale, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”), from उपरि (upári, “the upper millstone”). Distantly related to over.
Pronunciation
1. (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊpəl/ 2. (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊpəl/ 3. Rhymes: -əʊpəl
Noun
opal (plural opals) 1. (mineralogy) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. 1.1. (gemology) A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch) 1.1. 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128: 1.1.1. Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the be...
Etymology
From English opal, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”), from उपरि (upári, “the upper millstone”).
Pronunciation
1. Hyphenation: o‧pal
Noun
opal 1. (mineralogy) opal
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈɔ.pal/ 2. Rhymes: -ɔpal 3. Syllabification: o‧pal
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemmaform.
Further reading
1. opal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN 2. opalin Polish dictionaries at PWN
Etymology
Borrowed from German Opal or Latin opalus or French opale.
Noun
opal n (plural opale) 1. (mineralogy) opal
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Descripció. Òpal menilític (menilita), concreció amb recobriment de diatomita. Aquest tipus d'òpals adopten un aspecte arrodonit amb corbes suaus. Es van formar en zones lacustres durant el Miocè superior. La mida habitual és d'entre tres i cinc centímetres, encara que poden ser més grans i assolir els 8 centímetres o més.
