esmeralda

See also: Esmeralda

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺meɾalda/ [ez̺.me.ɾal̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -alda, -a
• Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da

Noun

esmeralda inan

1. emerald

Declension

Declension of esmeralda (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	esmeralda	esmeralda	esmeraldak	esmeraldok
ergative	esmeraldak	esmeraldak	esmeraldek	esmeraldok
dative	esmeraldari	esmeraldari	esmeraldei	esmeraldoi
genitive	esmeraldaren	esmeraldaren	esmeralden	esmeraldon
comitative	esmeraldarekin	esmeraldarekin	esmeraldekin	esmeraldokin
causative	esmeraldarengatik	esmeraldarengatik	esmeraldengatik	esmeraldongatik
benefactive	esmeraldarentzat	esmeraldarentzat	esmeraldentzat	esmeraldontzat
instrumental	esmeraldaz	esmeraldaz	esmeraldez	esmeraldotaz
inessive	esmeraldatan	esmeraldan	esmeraldetan	esmeraldotan
locative	esmeraldatako	esmeraldako	esmeraldetako	esmeraldotako
allative	esmeraldatara	esmeraldara	esmeraldetara	esmeraldotara
terminative	esmeraldataraino	esmeraldaraino	esmeraldetaraino	esmeraldotaraino
directive	esmeraldatarantz	esmeraldarantz	esmeraldetarantz	esmeraldotarantz
destinative	esmeraldatarako	esmeraldarako	esmeraldetarako	esmeraldotarako
ablative	esmeraldatatik	esmeraldatik	esmeraldetatik	esmeraldotatik
partitive	esmeraldarik	—	—	—
prolative	esmeraldatzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “esmeralda”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Semiticbor.

Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos)bor.

Latin smaragdus

Vulgar Latin *smaralda

Old French esmeraldeder.?

Old Spanish esmeraldader.

Spanish esmeraldabor.

Cebuano esmeralda

Borrowed from Spanish esmeralda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔesmeˈɾalda/ [ʔes̪.meˈɾ̪al̪.d̪a]
• Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da

Noun

esmerálda (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜇ)

1. an emerald

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:esmeralda.

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. Possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esmeˈɾalda/ [ez̺.meˈɾɑl̪.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -alda
• Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da

Noun

esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

1. emerald
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 436:

     Et os nomes delas son estes: carbũcolo, sardis, cafil, amatista, berilo, topás, grisólitos, esmeralda, brasmo, rrobj, calçedonja, cristal

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “esmeralda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “esmeralda”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “esmeralda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esmeralda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Old French esmeralde, ultimately from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ezmeˈɾalda/

Noun

esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

1. emerald
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 16r:

     Et la ſu uerdura ⁊ la ſu reſplandor es muy meior que dela otra eſmeralda.

     And its greenness and gleam are much better than those of the other emerald.

   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 54r:

     Et eſtas ſon falladas en las mineras del oro o fallan las bonas eſmeraldas.

     And these are found in the goldmines where they find the best emeralds.

Descendants

• Spanish: esmeralda

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [iz.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ], /ez.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [ez.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [iz.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ], /ez.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [ez.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒ.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [iʒ.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ], /eʒ.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [eʒ.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.mɨˈɾal.dɐ/ [(i)ʒ.mɨˈɾaɫ.dɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -aldɐ, (Brazil) -awdɐ
• Homophone: Esmeralda
• Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da

Noun

esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

1. emerald

Further reading

• “esmeralda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “esmeralda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin. Cf. also the Old Spanish form esmaragde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esmeˈɾalda/ [ez.meˈɾal̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -alda
• Syllabification: es‧me‧ral‧da

Noun

esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

1. emerald

Derived terms

• esmeraldero

Descendants

• → Basque: esmeralda
• → Tagalog: esmeralda

Adjective

esmeralda (invariable)

1. emerald

Further reading

• “esmeralda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Semiticbor.

Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos)bor.

Latin smaragdus

Vulgar Latin *smaralda

Old French esmeraldeder.?

Old Spanish esmeraldader.

Spanish esmeraldabor.

Tagalog esmeralda

Borrowed from Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesmeˈɾalda/ [ʔɛs.mɛˈɾal.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -alda
• Syllabification: es‧me‧ral‧da
• Homophone: Esmeralda

Noun

esmeralda (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜇ)

1. emerald (gemstone)
2. emerald (color)

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Related terms

• berdesmeralda
• Esmeralda

Further reading

• “esmeralda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018