giacinto
See also: Giacinto
Italian
Alternative forms
- iacinto (obsolete, literary)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin jacintus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers; a blue precious stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈt͡ʃin.to/
- Rhymes: -into
- Hyphenation: gia‧cìn‧to
Noun
giacinto m (plural giacinti)
- hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
- (mineralogy) jacinth (variety of zircon)
- Hypernym: zircone
Further reading
Hyacinthus orientalis on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it- giacinto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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