Diamant

See also: diamant and diamànt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Diamant, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.

Proper noun

Diamant (plural Diamants)

  1. 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

German

Alternative forms

  • Demant (archaic)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diaˈmant/, [di.aˈmant], [ˌdiː.aˈmant], (casually also) [diɐ̯ˈmant], [djaˈmant]
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Etymology 1

From Middle High German dīemant, dīamant, dīamante, borrowed from Old French diamant.

Noun

Diamant m (weak, genitive Diamanten, plural Diamanten)

  1. (uncountable) diamond (allotrope of carbon)
  2. diamond (gemstone)
Declension
  • 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

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)

  1. (uncountable, printing, dated) A small size of type, standardized as 4 point.
Declension

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Diamant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diaˈmant/, [diɑˈmɑnt]

Noun

Diamant m (plural Diamanten)

  1. diamond
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