amatista

Spanish

amatista

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amaˈtista/ [a.maˈt̪is.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧tis‧ta

Adjective

amatista (plural amatista or amatistas)

  1. amethyst, amethyst-colored

Noun

amatista f (plural amatistas)

  1. amethyst

Descendants

  • Tagalog: amatista

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish amatista (amethyst), Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧tis‧ta
  • IPA(key): /ʔamaˈtista/, [ʔɐ.mɐˈtis.tɐ]

Noun

amatista

  1. amethyst
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