emerald
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emerald¹
- /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/
Where it comes from
From 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).
noun emeralds
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Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
Similar: smaragd
- Emerald green, a colour.
- Vert, when blazoning by precious stones. 16. As the first. Crest, on a Mount Emerald, a Falcon rising Topaz.
- Any hummingbird in the genera Chlorostilbon and Elvira; and some in the genus Amazilia
- Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Corduliidae.
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A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.
Similar: minionette
adjective more emerald · most emerald
- Of a rich green colour. The insect-queen of eastern spring, / O'er emerald meadows of Kashmeer / Invites the young pursuer near, / And leads him on from flower to flower / A weary chase and wasted hour.
verb emeralds · emeralding · emeralded
- To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.
Emerald²
Where it comes from
From emerald.
The Queensland town takes its name from the emerald and other precious stone deposits in the area and from the pastoral run Emerald Downs, a name chosen circa 1860 by pastoralist Peter Fitzallan MacDonald. It is unclear if emeralds were found in or around Emerald.
The given name is a modern coinage from the name of the gemstone, representing a vernacular form of Esmeralda.
proper noun
- A town in Queensland, Australia.
- A town in the Shire of Cardinia and the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
- A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277.
- A female given name from English. The child, a girl, was albino like April, and had exactly April's deep red eyes. Sol and Libra named her Emerald, a green name and a ground-term rather than a sky-term, as if in open expression of the slow spell worked on them all by Viridis.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: feitsui, jade, gemstone, shiner, minnow, esmeralda, esmerelda, beryl, gem, jewel, green, verdant, viridian, malachite, chartreuse, olive
Translations
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noun gemstone
| Español | esmeralda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에메랄드 emeraldeu |
| 日本語 | エメラルド emerarudo, 翠玉 suigyoku, 緑玉 ryokugyoku |
| 中文 | 綠寶石 /绿宝石 lǜbǎoshí, 祖母綠 /祖母绿 zǔmǔlǜ |
| हिन्दी | पन्ना pannā, हरिन्मणि harinmaṇi |
| Kiswahili | zumaridi |
| Português | esmeralda |
| Français | émeraude |
| Deutsch | Smaragd |
| Italiano | smeraldo |
| Ελληνικά | σμαράγδι smarágdi |
| Română | smarald, smarand, smaragd |
| Русский | изумру́д izumrúd, смара́гд smarágd |
| Tiếng Việt | ngọc lục bảo, bích ngọc |
| العربية | زُمُرُّد zumurrud |
| עברית | אִזְמַרְגָּד izmargád, בָּרֶקֶת baréqet |
noun colour
| Español | verde esmeralda |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | エメラルド色 emerarudo-iro |
| 中文 | 翠綠 /翠绿 cuìlǜ |
| Kiswahili | rangi ya zumaridi |
| Português | verde-esmeralda |
| Français | émeraude |
| Deutsch | Smaragdgrün |
| Ελληνικά | σμαραγδένιο smaragdénio, βαθυπράσινο vathyprásino |
| Română | smaraldiu |
| Русский | изумру́дный |
| العربية | أَخْضَر زُمُرُّدِيّ ʔaḵḍar zumurrudiyy, خَضْرَاء زُمُرُّدِيَّة ḵaḍrāʔ zumurrudiyya |
adj of a rich green colour
| Español | esmeralda |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | エメラルド emerarudo |
| Português | esmeralda |
| Français | émeraude |
| Deutsch | smaragdgrün, smaragdfarben |
| Ελληνικά | σμαράγδένιος smarágdénios |
| Română | smaraldiu |
| Русский | изумру́дный izumrúdnyj |
Talk about this word "emerald." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emerald. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emerald. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emerald "emerald." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emerald.Cite this
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