Evergreenite

/ˌɛvərˈɡriːnaɪt/ noun

Definition

A hypothetical mineral or a rare mineral specimen, or someone devoted to evergreen plants.

Etymology

Constructed from evergreen plus the mineral suffix -ite. This appears to be a technical or specialized term, possibly mineralogical, created in the late 19th or early 20th century following the pattern of naming minerals with -ite endings.

Kelly Says

Mineralogists love the -ite suffix (like granite, calcite, magnetite) so much that even evergreen-themed or evergreen-colored rocks have been called 'evergreenite'—it's a playful example of how scientific naming conventions can create pseudo-scientific-sounding words.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የሚቆየው ድንጋይ
ye-mi-ko-ye-w din-gai
ARالعربية
إيفرجرينيت
i-fir-ji-ri-nit
BNবাংলা
সবুজ পাথর
sho-buj pa-thor
CACatalà
evergreenita
e-ver-gre-nee-tah
CSČeština
evergreenit
e-ver-gre-nee-t
DADansk
evergreenit
e-ver-gre-nee-t
DEDeutsch
Evergreenit
e-ver-gre-nee-t
ELΕλληνικά
εβεργκρινίτης
e-ver-gri-ni-tis
ESEspañol
evergreenita
e-ver-gre-nee-tah
FAفارسی
سنگ همیشه سبز
sang ham-ee-sha sabz
FISuomi
evergreeniitti
e-ver-gre-nee-ti
FRFrançais
evergreenite
e-ver-gre-nee-t
GUGU
સદાનિરંતર પથ્થર
sa-da-ni-ran-tar path-thar
HAHA
duwatsu
du-wa-tsu
HEעברית
אברגריניט
a-ver-gri-nit
HIहिन्दी
सदाबहार पत्थर
sada-ba-har pat-thar
HUMagyar
evergreenit
e-ver-gre-nee-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
evergreenit
e-ver-gre-nee-t
IGIG
ụjọ nnọọ
u-jo nn-oo
ITItaliano
evergreenite
e-ver-gre-nee-teh
JA日本語
エバーグリーン石
e-ba-guri-n ishi
KKKK
мәңгі жасыл тас
mæ-ŋ-gi zh-asy-l tas
KMKM
ថ្មពណ៌បៃតង
thmā pŏn băi tŏng
KO한국어
에버그린석
e-beo-geu-rin-seok
MRMR
नेहमी हिरवा दगड
ne-ha-mi hi-ra-va da-gad
MSBahasa Melayu
evergreenit
e-ver-gre-nee-t
MYမြန်မာ
အမြဲတမ်း အစိမ်းရောင် ကျောက်
a-myal tam a-chein-yon kyeuk
NLNederlands
evergreeniet
e-ver-gre-nee-et
NONorsk
evergreenitt
e-ver-gre-nee-t
PAPA
ਸਦਾ ਹਰਾ ਪੱਥਰ
sa-da ha-ra pathar
PLPolski
ewergrenit
e-ver-gre-nit
PTPortuguês
evergreenita
e-ver-gre-nee-tah
RORomână
evergreenită
e-ver-gre-nee-tah
RUРусский
эвергринит
e-ver-gri-nit
SVSvenska
evergreenit
e-ver-gre-nee-t
SWKiswahili
mwamba wa kudumu
mwa-mba wa ku-du-mu
TAதமிழ்
பச்சைக்கல்
pach-chai-kal
TEతెలుగు
పచ్చని రాయి
pach-chani ra-yi
THไทย
หินสีเขียว
hin see-khi-ao
TLTL
bato ng evergreen
ba-to ng e-ver-gre-n
TRTürkçe
evergreenit
e-ver-gre-nee-t
UKУкраїнська
еверґриніт
e-ver-gri-nit
URاردو
ہمیشہ ہرا پتھر
ham-ee-sha ha-ra pa-thar
VITiếng Việt
đá thường xanh
đa thuong xanh
YOYO
òkúta àtẹ̀
o-ku-ta a-te
ZH中文
常绿石
cháng lǜ shí
ZUZU
iswekile
i-swe-ki-le

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