Diamant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Diamant, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.
Proper noun
Diamant (plural Diamants)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Diamant is the 39659th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Diamant is most common among White (93.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Diamant”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 455.
German
Alternative forms
- Demant (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diaˈmant/, [di.aˈmant], [ˌdiː.aˈmant], (casually also) [diɐ̯ˈmant], [djaˈmant]
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Etymology 1
From Middle High German dīemant, dīamant, dīamante, borrowed from Old French diamant.
Noun
Diamant m (weak, genitive Diamanten, plural Diamanten)
Declension
Declension of Diamant [masculine, weak]
- As with other inanimate weak nouns there is a strong tendency for the dative and accusative singular to be uninflected in informal speech.
Further reading
- Diamant on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Diamant (Edelstein)” in Duden online
- “Diamant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger Perl.
Noun
Diamant f (genitive Diamant, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Diamant [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
- Diamant (Schriftmaß) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Diamant (Schriftgrad)” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diaˈmant/, [diɑˈmɑnt]
Noun
Diamant m (plural Diamanten)