hyacinth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- [ˈhaɪ̯əsɪnθ]
- /ˈhaɪ̯əsɪnθ/
Etymology
From Middle English jacinth, partly from Old French jacincte, from Medieval Latin jacintus, and partly from Old English iacinþ, from Medieval Latin jacinthus, both from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”), ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Re-Latinized in the 16th century.
Meanings
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Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
On life's long round by chance I found / A dell impearled with dew, / Where hyacinths, gushing from the ground, / Lent to the earth heaven's native hue / Of holy blue.
1889, Mathilde Blind, “[Love in Exile. Song X.] ‘On Life’s Long Round’.”, in The Ascent of Man, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, stanza 1, page 177:
- A variety of zircon, ranging in color from brown, orange, reddish-brown and yellow; a jacinth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyacinths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hyacinth macaw · wild hyacinth · water hyacinth · star hyacinth · grape hyacinth · hyacinthine · common hyacinth · pine hyacinth · hyacinth bean · tassel hyacinth · Roman hyacinth · hyacinth of Peru · wood hyacinth · summer hyacinth · starch hyacinth · Cape hyacinth · lily hyacinth · hyacinthlike · hyacinth orchid
Translations (59)
ko 히아신스 (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · mk зумбул (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · cy hiasinth (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · el ζιμπούλι (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · el ζουμπούλι (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · fy hyasint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · pl hiacynt (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · sk hyacint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · el υάκινθος (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · la vaccīnium (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ka სუმბული (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · fi hyasintti (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ru гиаци́нт (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · sl hijacinta (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · gag zümbül (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · bg хиацинт (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · nl hyacint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · sw hiakintho (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · gl xacinto (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · kmr sumbul (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · hu jácint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · lt hiacintas (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · it giacinto (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · lv hiacinte (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · et hüatsint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · eo hiacinto (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · sw yasintho (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · bg зюмбю́л (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · de Hyazinthe (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ja ヒヤシンス (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · sv hyacint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · da hyacint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · nn hyasint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · sh зумбул (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · fa سنبل (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ro iacint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · he יקינתון (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · es jacinto (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · nb hyasint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · grc ὑάκινθος (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · hy հակինթ (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ro zambilă (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · tl hasinto (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ja 風信子 (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · sh zumbul (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · as মেটেকা (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ota سنبل (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ca jacint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · uk гіаци́нт (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · cs hyacint (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · tr sümbül (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · cmn 風信子 /风信子 (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · kk сүмбіл (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · fr jacinthe (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · sq zymbyl (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · pt jacinto (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · cy iacinth (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ast xacintu (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) · ga bú (plant of the genus Hyacinthus)