zircon
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
- (countable) A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zirkon (zircon) derived from French zircon derived from Arabic زَرْقُون (zircon, minium).
Origin
Arabic
زَرْقُون
Gloss
zircon, minium
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hafnium English
- hafnon English
- hydrozirconation English
- zirconate English
- zirconated English
- zirconation English
- zirconic English
- zirconiferous English
- zirconite English
- zirconoid English
- Zirkon German
- Zirkonium German
- Zirkonkristall German
- giargone Italian
- zirkoon Dutch, Flemish
- zircon French
- Συρικόν Ancient Greek
- zircão Portuguese
- zirkon Danish
- زَرْقُون Arabic
- cirkon Serbo-Croatian
- zircon Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan