opaal

Dutch

opaal

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈpaːl/

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• Hyphenation: opaal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

opaal n

1. opal (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity)

Noun

opaal m (plural opalen, diminutive opaaltje n)

1. opal, a stone made of the above mineral

Derived terms

• opalen

Estonian

Noun

opaal (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. (mineralogy) opal

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.