toermalijn

Dutch

Alternative forms

(all obsolete)

Etymology

Either directly from Sinhalese tóramalli 'carnelian', or via one of the cognates German Turmalin, Portuguese tormalina, English and French tourmaline.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: toer‧ma‧lijn

Noun

toermalijn m (plural toermalijnen, diminutive toermalijntje n)

  1. (uncountable, gems) the silicate mineral tourmaline, in various colours
  2. a transparent gem cut from it

Synonyms

  • assteen, (obsolete spelling) aschsteen
  • astrekker, (obsolete spelling) aschtrekker m

Derived terms

  • toermalijngraniet n
  • toermalijnkatoog
  • toermalijnkristal n
  • toermalijnrots
  • toermalijnschiefer m
  • toermalijntang
  • toermalijnzon
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