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Vinony

hyacinth

noun

  1. hyacinth
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.ə.sɪnθ/

name

Etymology: From Latin Hyacinthus, a saint's name from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos), the name of a mythological character.

  1. Alternative form of Hyacinthus.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. A female given name from English; one of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.

    “"Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only fit for poetry, not for daily use." "It is mine," said Mrs. Kirkpatrick, in a plaintive tone of reproach. "I was christened Hyacinth, and her poor father would have her called after me. I'm sorry you don't like it." […] "Yes; Hyacinth! It's the silliest name I've ever heard of; but it's hers, and I must call her by it.[…]"”

noun

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.

  1. 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.”

  2. A variety of zircon, ranging in color from brown, orange, reddish-brown and yellow; a jacinth.