geode

See also: GEODE

English

Etymology

From French géode, from Latin geōdēs, from Ancient Greek γεώδης (geṓdēs, “earthlike”), equivalent to γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒiː.əʊd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiː.oʊd/
Rhymes: -iːəʊd

Noun

geode (plural geodes)

(geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.

Derived terms

geodiferous

Translations

hollow stone with crystals on the inside wall

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: геод m (geod)
Catalan: geoda f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 晶洞 (jīngdòng)
Czech: geoda f
Esperanto: geodo
Finnish: geodi
French: géode (fr) f
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Geode (de) f, Druse (de) f
Italian: geode m, drusa f
Portuguese: geode m, geodo (pt) m
Russian: жео́да (ru) f (žeóda)
Spanish: geoda (es) f
Thai: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

Doege, Goede, ogeed

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈɔ.de/
Rhymes: -ɔde
Hyphenation: ge‧ò‧de

Noun

geode m (plural geodi)

geode

Further reading

geode in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

geodo

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈɔ.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈɔ.de/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒjɔ.dɨ/ [ˈʒjɔ.ðɨ]

Hyphenation: ge‧o‧de

Noun

geode m (plural geodes)

(geology) geode (hollow stone with crystals on the inside wall)

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