Berylとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Inherited from 中期英語 beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.

発音

• IPA: /ˈbɛɹ.əl/
• 韻: -ɛɹəl

名詞

beryl (countable and uncountable, plural beryls)

1. (uncountable, mineralogy) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈).
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Fête”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 57:

     The sunset had been magnificent, and the Thames was floating in dark radiance; the waves wearing that transparent clearness, which gives more the idea of melted beryl, than aught else: every little circle in the water had that trembling light which characterises precious stones.

   • 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:

     Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.

2. (countable) An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl.

   The crown was set with six beryls of excellent size and color.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 1:16:

     The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl […]

   • 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 5:

     His buskins were laced with gold, and from his belt hung a sword, narrow of blade and keen, the hilt rough with beryls and black diamonds.

3. (uncountable) A dull blueish green color.

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派生語

形容詞

beryl (not comparable)

1. Of a dull bluish green colour.

派生語

• beryl-spangled tanager
• beryllium
• beryllium oxide
• chrysoberyl

関連する語

• chrysoprase
• brilliant

参考

• aquamarine
• emerald
• heliodor
• Madagascar aquamarine
• morganite

アナグラム

• Byler

参照

語源

Borrowed from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus (“beryl”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos).

発音

• IPA: /bɛˈriːl/, /bɛˈril/, /ˈbɛril/

名詞

beryl

1. beryl (gemstone of pegmatite)
2. (figuratively, rare) Jesus or the Virgin Mary.

派生した語

• English: beryl

参照

• “berī̆l, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.