Alabastrian

/ˌæl.əˈbæs.tri.ən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or made from alabaster stone, or resembling the properties and appearance of alabaster.

Etymology

Derived from alabaster (ultimately from Greek alabastron) plus the suffix -ian, meaning 'of or pertaining to.' The suffix became productive in English for creating adjectives describing material composition or regional origins.

Kelly Says

The word captures something poets loved: alabaster's translucent, smooth quality that seemed almost magical—when light shines through thin-carved alabaster, it glows like frosted glass, which is why it was worth shipping across ancient trade routes!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አላባስትሪያን
a-la-ba-as-tree-an
ARالعربية
أアラباستريان
ala-ba-ste-ree-an
BNবাংলা
অ্যালবাস্ট্রিয়ান
al-ba-as-tree-an
CACatalà
alabastrià
a-la-bas-tree-a
CSČeština
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
DADansk
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
DEDeutsch
alabastrin
ala-bas-trin
ELΕλληνικά
αλαβάστριος
a-la-vas-tree-os
ESEspañol
alabastrino
ala-bas-tree-noh
FAفارسی
آلاباستریانی
a-la-ba-as-tree-ee-an-ee
FISuomi
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
FRFrançais
alabastrin
ala-bas-trin
GUGU
અલબાસ્ટ્રિયન
al-ba-as-tree-an
HAHA
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
HEעברית
אלאבאסטריאני
a-la-bas-tree-ee-an-ee
HIहिन्दी
अलबास्ट्रियन
al-ba-as-tre-ee-an
HUMagyar
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
alabastrian
a-la-ba-strie-an
IGIG
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
ITItaliano
alabastrino
ala-bas-tree-noh
JA日本語
アラバスターン
ara-bas-ta-n
KKKK
алабастрин
ala-bas-trin
KMKM
អាឡាបាស្ត្រ
a-la-ba-as-tre
KO한국어
알라바스트리안
al-la-ba-se-u-ri-an
MRMR
अलाबास्ट्रियन
a-la-ba-as-tree-an
MSBahasa Melayu
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
MYမြန်မာ
အလဘတ်စတြီးယန်း
a-lba-ba-ste-ree-yan
NLNederlands
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
NONorsk
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
PAPA
ਅਲਬਾਸਟਰੀਅਨ
al-ba-as-tree-an
PLPolski
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
PTPortuguês
alabastrino
ala-bas-tree-noh
RORomână
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
RUРусский
алабастрин
ala-bas-trin
SVSvenska
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
SWKiswahili
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
TAதமிழ்
அலபாஸ்ட்ரியன்
a-la-pa-as-tree-an
TEతెలుగు
అలబాస్ట్రియన్
a-la-ba-as-tree-an
THไทย
อลาบาสเตรียน
a-la-ba-strie-an
TLTL
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
TRTürkçe
alabastrin
ala-bas-trin
UKУкраїнська
алабастрин
ala-bas-trin
URاردو
الاباستریانی
al-ba-as-tree-ee-an-ee
VITiếng Việt
alabastrian
a-la-ba-strie-an
YOYO
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an
ZH中文
alabastrian
a-la-ba-si-te-ran
ZUZU
alabastrian
a-la-bas-tree-an

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