transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-mə-thəst, -(ˌ)thist ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English amatiste, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin amethystus, from Greek amethystos, literally, remedy against drunkenness, from a- + methyein to be drunk, from methy wine — more at mead
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a clear purple or bluish-violet variety of crystallized quartz that is often used as a jeweler's stone
b. : a deep purple variety of corundum
2. : a moderate purple
• am·e·thys·tine ˌa-mə-ˈthis-tən adjective