Diamant

Borrowed from German Diamant, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.

Diamant (plural Diamants)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Diamant is the 39659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Diamant is most common among White (93.86%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Diamant”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 455.

• Demant (archaic)

• IPA^(key): /diaˈmant/, [di.aˈmant], [ˌdiː.aˈmant], (casually also) [diɐ̯ˈmant], [djaˈmant]

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• Rhymes: -ant

From Middle High German dīemant, dīamant, dīamante, borrowed from Old French diamant.

Diamant m (weak, genitive Diamanten, plural Diamanten)

1. (uncountable) diamond (allotrope of carbon)
2. diamond (gemstone)

• As with other inanimate weak nouns there is a strong tendency for the dative and accusative singular to be uninflected in informal speech.

• Diamant on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Diamant (Edelstein)” in Duden online
• “Diamant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Borrowed from Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger Perl.

Diamant f (genitive Diamant, no plural)

1. (uncountable, printing, dated) A small size of type, standardized as 4 point.

• Diamant (Schriftmaß) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Diamant (Schriftgrad)” in Duden online

From German Diamant.

• IPA^(key): /diaˈmant/, [diɑˈmɑnt]

Diamant m (plural Diamanten)

1. diamond