Kristall
See also: kristall
German
Alternative forms
- Christal (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German kristal, kristalle, from Old High German cristalla, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “ice”). Cognate with Vilamovian kryśtaoł.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɪsˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
Audio: (file)
Noun
Kristall m (strong, genitive Kristalles or Kristalls, plural Kristalle, diminutive Kriställchen n)
- crystal in the sense of mineral and its molecular structure ("array of atoms"), not in the sense of glass / glassware ("das Kristall")
Declension
Declension of Kristall [masculine, strong]
Related terms
- Kristallbecher, Kristallbildung, Kristallebene, Kristallfehlstelle, Kristallnadel, Kristallform, Kristallgitter, Kristallglas, Kristallkugel, Kristallleuchter, Kristallnacht, Kristallstruktur, Kristallsystem, Kristallvase, Kristallzucker
- Bergkristall, Einkristall, Eiskristall, Flüssigkristall, Mikrokristall, Mischkristall, Nanokristall, Quarzkristall, Schneekristall, Zirkonkristall
Descendants
- → Czech: křišťál
- → Estonian: kristall
- → Serbo-Croatian: kristal / кристал
- → Macedonian: кристал (kristal)
- → Slovene: kristal
Further reading
- “Kristall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kristall” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Kristall on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kristall” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Kristall” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kriʃˈtal/
Noun
Kristall m (plural Kristalle)
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁisˈtɑl/
Noun
Kristall m (plural Kristallen)