Definition
The ancient Greek and Latin word for the hardest stone or mineral, originally thought to be an unbreakable gem, later identified with diamond.
Etymology
From Greek 'adamas,' possibly from 'a-' (not) + 'damao' (to tame or break), or from Sanskrit 'adas'; it's the root for modern words like 'adamant' and 'diamond.'
Kelly Says
The word 'adamas' is the ancestor of modern 'diamond'—Latin turned it into 'diamant,' and it traveled through medieval languages until it became the word we use today for the precious stone that's worth thousands of dollars.
Translations
CACatalà
diamant
dee-ah-mahn-t
CSČeština
diamant
dee-ah-mahn-t
DADansk
diamant
dee-ah-mahn-t
DEDeutsch
Diamant
dee-ah-MAHN-t
ELΕλληνικά
διαμάντι
dee-ah-MAN-tee
ESEspañol
diamante
dee-ah-MAN-tay
FISuomi
diamiantti
dee-ah-mee-an-ttee
FRFrançais
diamant
dee-ah-MAN
HUMagyar
gyémánt
gyeh-mahn-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlian
ber-lee-an
ITItaliano
diamante
dee-ah-MAN-tay
JA日本語
ダイヤモンド
daiya-mon-do
KO한국어
다이아몬드
dai-a-mon-deu
MSBahasa Melayu
berlian
ber-lee-an
NLNederlands
diamant
dee-ah-MAHN-t
NONorsk
diamant
dee-ah-mahn-t
PLPolski
diament
dee-ah-MEN-t
PTPortuguês
diamante
dee-ah-MAN-tay
RORomână
diamant
dee-ah-mahn-t
RUРусский
бриллиант
bril-lee-ant
SVSvenska
diaman
dee-ah-mahn
SWKiswahili
almasi
al-ma-see
TEతెలుగు
గంగిరె
gan-gi-re
UKУкраїнська
діамант
dee-ah-mahn-t
VITiếng Việt
kim cương
kim-cương
ZUZU
i-diamanti
ee-dee-ah-mahn-tee