alabastre

English

Adjective

alabastre (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete form of alabaster.

Noun

alabastre (usually uncountable, plural alabastres)

  1. Obsolete form of alabaster.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ləˈβas.tɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ləˈbas.tɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.laˈbas.tɾe]
  • (file)

Noun

alabastre m (plural alabastres)

  1. alabaster

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French alabastre, from Latin alabaster, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros), from earlier ἀλάβαστος (alábastos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aləˈbastrə/, /aləˈbastər/, /aləˈblastər/

Noun

alabastre (uncountable)

  1. alabaster
  2. alabaster box

Descendants

  • English: alabaster
  • Scots: alabaster

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros). This form was probably taken as a semi-learned term. Cf. also the variant aubastre, which may represent a more popular form.

Noun

alabastre oblique singular, m (oblique plural alabastres, nominative singular alabastres, nominative plural alabastre)

  1. alabaster

Descendants

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