diamond – English noun declension

English noun forms of diamond

Noun: diamond
Singulardiamond
Pluraldiamonds

Sample Sentences

  • The saw is coated with diamond.
  • synthetic diamond
  • The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
  • 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. [2012 March 26, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128:]
  • she is wearing small diamond studs in her earlobes. the kind u wear if u’re a modest person & u don’t want to wear anything that could catch on stuff, or be a health risk in a hospital – but u’re still someone who cares. [2017, Nick Lake, Satellite, London: Hodder Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 259:]
  • What a beautiful engagement diamond.
  • Elphingston. Pearl a Chevron Diamond between three Boars Heads Eraz'd Ruby, arm'd of the first. / Eymouth. Diamond a Lyon Rampant Pearl, on a Canton of the 2d, a Cross Ruby. [1720, Francis Nichols, Rudiments of Honour, page 296:]
  • The Field is Ruby, on a Bend Topaz, three Martlets Diamond. The Armes of the most Noble and Puissant Lord, Edward Brabazon, Earl of Meath, and Baron of Atherdee in the Kingdom of Ireland. His Lordship's Atchievements are Quarterly of sixteen Coats. 1. Brabazon, as above. 2. Diamond, on a Chevron between three Pickaxes Pearl, as many Mullets Ruby, by the Name of Mosley. 3. Saphire, ten Bezants, 4, 3, 2, 1, by the Bisset. [1726, John Guillim, The Banner Display'd; Or, an Abridgment of Guillim, page 504:]
  • Pearl, an Eagle, Diamond, between three Crosses Patee, Ruby, for Morrys. [1754, John Lodge, The Peerage of Ireland; Or, a Genealogical History of the ..., page 71:]
  • An adder writhes out of the bush, I can see the diamonds on its back; it shrithes across the sandy soil, and bites the right foot of one of the knights. [2003, Kevin Crossley-Holland, “The Most Bitter Day”, in King of the Middle March (Arthur; 3), London: Orion Children's Books, →ISBN; 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Arthur A. Levine Books, Scholastic Inc., October 2004, →ISBN, page 349:]
  • The teams met on the diamond.
  • I have only one diamond in my hand.

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *né
3. Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
4. Proto-Hellenic *ə-
5. Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)?
6. Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-der.
7. Ancient Greek δαμνάω (damnáō)?
8. Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas)der.
9. Latin adamāsder.
10. Late Latin diamās
11. Old French diamantbor.
12. Middle English dyamaunt
13. English diamond
14. From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “diamond”). Doublet of adamant. The printing sense is a calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700; compare pearl, ruby (“size of type between pearl and nonpareil”). See: Middle English Nouns 'dyamaunt', Latin Nouns 'adamās', Dutch Nouns 'diamant'.

Verbs referencing "diamond"

Spanish Nouns imán, Spanish Nouns diamante, Zulu Nouns idayimane.