damascene

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From Latin Damascēnus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós). By surface analysis, Damascus + -ene. The sense “pertaining to a sudden and complete change in one's beliefs” refers to the conversion of St Paul to Christianity on the road to Damascus.

From Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνή (Damaskēnḗ).

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 錯金銀 /错金银 (cuòjīnyín) — inlaid with silver or gold
• Esperanto: arĝentaĵumita — inlaid with silver or gold
• Esperanto: oraĵumita — inlaid with silver or gold
• French: damasquin — inlaid with silver or gold
• Italian: damaschino — inlaid with silver or gold
• Portuguese: adamascado — inlaid with silver or gold
• Esperanto: damaska — of or from Damascus
• Esperanto: damaskano — of or from Damascus
• French: damasquin — of or from Damascus
• Italian: damaschino — of or from Damascus
• Portuguese: damasceno — of or from Damascus
• Turkish: Şamlı — of or from Damascus
• Afrikaans: Damasseens — of or relating to Damascus
• Afrikaans: Damaskeens — of or relating to Damascus
• Arabic: دِمَشْقِيّ (dimašqiyy) — of or relating to Damascus
• Asturian: damasquín — of or relating to Damascus
• Asturian: damascenu — of or relating to Damascus
• Bulgarian: дама́ски (damáski) — of or relating to Damascus
• Catalan: damasquí — of or relating to Damascus
• Catalan: damascè — of or relating to Damascus
• Finnish: damaskolainen — of or relating to Damascus
• French: damasquin — of or relating to Damascus
• German: damaszenisch — of or relating to Damascus
• Hungarian: damaszkuszi — of or relating to Damascus
• Italian: damaschino — of or relating to Damascus
• Italian: damasceno — of or relating to Damascus
• Korean: 다마스쿠스의 (damaseukuseu-ui) — of or relating to Damascus
• Latin: damascēnus — of or relating to Damascus
• Persian: دمشقی (demašqi) — of or relating to Damascus
• Persian: شامی (šâmi) — of or relating to Damascus
• Polish: damasceński — of or relating to Damascus
• Portuguese: damasceno — of or relating to Damascus
• Sicilian: damascinu — of or relating to Damascus
• Slovak: damaský — of or relating to Damascus
• Slovak: damascénsky — of or relating to Damascus
• Spanish: damasceno — of or relating to Damascus
• Ukrainian: дама́ський (damásʹkyj) — of or relating to Damascus
• Afrikaans: Damasseen — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Afrikaans: Damaskener — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Arabic: دِمَشْقِيّ (dimašqiyy) — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Arabic: دِمَشْقِيّة (dimašqiyya) — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Asturian: damasquín — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Asturian: damascenu — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Asturian: damasquina — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Asturian: damascena — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Catalan: damasquí — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Cherokee: ᎠᏕᎹᏍᎦ (ademasga) — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Finnish: damaskolainen — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• French: Damascène — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• German: Damaszener — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• German: Damaszenerin — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Hungarian: damaszkuszi — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Italian: damasceno — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Italian: damascena — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Korean: 다마스쿠스인 (damaseukuseu-in) — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Persian: دمشقی (demašqi) — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Persian: شامی (šâmi) — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Portuguese: damasceno — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Portuguese: damascena — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Spanish: damasceno — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Spanish: damascena — native or inhabitant of Damascus
• Finnish: damaskoida — to decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask
• French: damasquiner — to decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask
• Ido: damaskinar — to decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask