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smaragdine

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /sməˈɹæɡdiːn/
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  • rhymes with -æɡdiːn

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to emeralds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having the colour of emeralds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Emerald.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Latin smaragdinus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδινος (smáragdinos), from σμάραγδος (smáragdos). See emerald for more.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: smaragdin- — of or pertaining to emeralds
  • Swedish: smaragd- — of or pertaining to emeralds
  • Armenian: զմրուխտագույն (zmruxtaguyn) — having the colour of emeralds
  • Armenian: զմրուխտե (zmruxte) — having the colour of emeralds
  • Finnish: smaragdinvihreä — having the colour of emeralds
  • Nahuatl: quetzalizpaltic — having the colour of emeralds
  • Portuguese: esmeraldino — having the colour of emeralds
  • Russian: изумру́дный (izumrúdnyj) — having the colour of emeralds
  • Swedish: smaragdgrön — having the colour of emeralds