Image:Amethyst by alexfurr.jpg|thumb|right|Amethyst (gemstone).
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Etymology
:Comes from Greek amethystos meaning "not drunken", from methu meaning wine. The Greeks believed that the amethyst prevented intoxication.
Noun
amethyst (plural amethysts)
- A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
- A purple colour.
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- heraldry The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
Translations
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Croatian: t-|hr|ametist|m
Dutch: t-|nl|amethyst|m
Finnish: t-|fi|ametisti
German: t-|de|Amethyst|m
Italian: t-|it|ametista|f
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Japanese: 紫水� (���������, murasakisuish�), ����� (ameshisuto)
Latin: t-|la|amethystus|f
Maltese: t-|mt|ametist|xs=Maltese
Polish: t-|pl|ametyst|m
Romanian: t+|ro|ametist|n
Russian: t-|ru|аме�и��|m|sc=Cyrl
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Japanese: 紫� (������, murasakiiro)
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Polish: t-|pl|ametystowy|m, t+|pl|fioletowy|m
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ttbc|Latin: amethystus f
ttbc|Lithuanian: ametistas m (1); ametistin� spalva f (2)
Adjective
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- Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
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Polish: t-|pl|ametystowy, t+|pl|fioletowy
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See also
Wiktionary Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours
References
R:Heraldry 1862
Category:Birthstones
Category:Colors
Category:Gems
Category:Purples
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