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jacinth

/ˈd͡ʒæ.sɪnθ/

jacinth noun: a translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.

Noun

jacinth (countable and uncountable, plural jacinths)

  1. A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.
    • The fift Sardonix, the sixt Sardius, the seuenth Chrysolite, the eight Beryl, the ninth a Topas, the tenth a Chrysoprasus, the eleuenth a Iacinct, the twelfth an Amethyst.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 21:20

Proper noun capitalized: Jacinth

Jacinth

  1. A female given name.

Forms of jacinth

pluraljacinths
alternative form (obsolete)iacinth
alternative form (obsolete)iacinct

Origin of jacinth

From Middle English jacynct, partly from Old French jacincte, and partly from Old English iacinþ, both from Medieval Latin jacintus, jacinthus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). Doublet of hyacinth.

Questions about jacinth

What does jacinth mean?
Jacinth means a translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.
What part of speech is jacinth?
Jacinth can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jacinth?
Jacinth is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒæ.sɪnθ/.
What is the plural of jacinth?
The plural of jacinth is jacinths.

Words near jacinth in the dictionary

  1. jachymovite
  2. Jaci
  3. Jacinda
  4. Jacindamania
  5. Jacinta
  6. jacinth
  7. Jacintha
  8. jacinthe
  9. jacinthes
  10. jacinthine
  11. jacinths

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