talk

talk (indefinite nominative singular)
talks (genitive indefinite singular)
talken (definite nominative singular)
talkens (definite genitive singular)

talc (a soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder)


smaragd

smaragd (indefinite nominative singular)
smaragds (genitive indefinite singular)
smaragden (definite nominative singular)
smaragdens (definite genitive singular)
smaragder (indefinite nominative plural)
smaragders (genitive indefinite plural)
smaragderna (definite nominative plural)
smaragdernas (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Swedish smaragd, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos).


agat

agat (indefinite nominative singular)
agats (genitive indefinite singular)
agaten (definite nominative singular)
agatens (definite genitive singular)
agater (indefinite nominative plural)
agaters (genitive indefinite plural)
agaterna (definite nominative plural)
agaternas (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (akhā́tēs).


diamant

diamant (indefinite nominative singular)
diamants (genitive indefinite singular)
diamanten (definite nominative singular)
diamantens (definite genitive singular)
diamanter (indefinite nominative plural)
diamanters (genitive indefinite plural)
diamanterna (definite nominative plural)
diamanternas (definite genitive plural)

(countable) the gem stone diamond, whether cut or not


glimmer

glimmer (indefinite nominative singular)
glimmers (genitive indefinite singular)
glimmern (definite nominative singular)
glimmerns (definite genitive singular)


trona

English: trona

From Arabic أَطْرُون (ʔaṭrūn), from نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), from Egyptian nṯrj.

der

Arabic أَطْرُون (ʔaṭrūn)


asbest

asbest (indefinite nominative singular)
asbests (genitive indefinite singular)
asbesten (definite nominative singular)
asbestens (definite genitive singular)


safir

safir (indefinite nominative singular)
safirs (genitive indefinite singular)
safiren (definite nominative singular)
safirens (definite genitive singular)
safirer (indefinite nominative plural)
safirers (genitive indefinite plural)
safirerna (definite nominative plural)
safirernas (definite genitive plural)

From Latin sapphīrus (“saphire”), from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).


akvamarin

akvamarin (indefinite nominative singular)
akvamarins (genitive indefinite singular)
akvamarinen (definite nominative singular)
akvamarinens (definite genitive singular)
akvamariner (indefinite nominative plural)
akvamariners (genitive indefinite plural)
akvamarinerna (definite nominative plural)
akvamarinernas (definite genitive plural)


akvamarin

head

akvamarin (comparative mer akvamarin, superlative mest akvamarin)

mer akvamarin (comparative)
mest akvamarin (superlative)
akvamarin (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
mer akvamarin (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
mest akvamarin (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
akvamarint (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer akvamarint (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest akvamarint (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
akvamarina (indefinite plural positive)
mer akvamarina (comparative indefinite plural)
mest akvamarina (indefinite plural superlative)
akvamarine (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer akvamarina (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest akvamarina (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
akvamarine (definite masculine positive singular)
mer akvamarine (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest akvamarine (definite masculine singular superlative)
akvamarina (definite positive)
mer akvamarina (comparative definite)
mest akvamarina (definite superlative)


chabasit

chabasit (indefinite nominative singular)
chabasits (genitive indefinite singular)
chabasiten (definite nominative singular)
chabasitens (definite genitive singular)


cordierit

cordierit (indefinite nominative singular)
cordierits (genitive indefinite singular)
cordieriten (definite nominative singular)
cordieritens (definite genitive singular)


citrin

citrin (indefinite nominative singular)
citrins (genitive indefinite singular)
citrinen (definite nominative singular)
citrinens (definite genitive singular)
citriner (indefinite nominative plural)
citriners (genitive indefinite plural)
citrinerna (definite nominative plural)
citrinernas (definite genitive plural)


granat

granat (indefinite nominative singular)
granats (genitive indefinite singular)
granaten (definite nominative singular)
granatens (definite genitive singular)
granater (indefinite nominative plural)
granaters (genitive indefinite plural)
granaterna (definite nominative plural)
granaternas (definite genitive plural)

The weapon and mineral are named after the fruit. Latin pomum granatum means an apple with many seeds, from Latin granum (“seed”). Spanish influence formed the French grenade, which became granat in German, Danish, and Swedish. Used in Swedish since 1578 (fruit, the compound granatäpple already in 1541), 1568 (mineral), 1623 (weapon).

(mineralogy) a garnet, a group of minerals with regular crystals


beryll

beryll (indefinite nominative singular)
berylls (genitive indefinite singular)
beryllen (definite nominative singular)
beryllens (definite genitive singular)
beryller (indefinite nominative plural)
beryllers (genitive indefinite plural)
beryllerna (definite nominative plural)
beryllernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos). Doublet of brillor and briljant.


topas

topas (indefinite nominative singular)
topas (genitive indefinite singular)
topasen (definite nominative singular)
topasens (definite genitive singular)
topaser (indefinite nominative plural)
topasers (genitive indefinite plural)
topaserna (definite nominative plural)
topasernas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: topaasi


rubin

rubin (indefinite nominative singular)
rubins (genitive indefinite singular)
rubinen (definite nominative singular)
rubinens (definite genitive singular)
rubiner (indefinite nominative plural)
rubiners (genitive indefinite plural)
rubinerna (definite nominative plural)
rubinernas (definite genitive plural)


juvel

juvel (indefinite nominative singular)
juvels (genitive indefinite singular)
juvelen (definite nominative singular)
juvelens (definite genitive singular)
juveler (indefinite nominative plural)
juvelers (genitive indefinite plural)
juvelerna (definite nominative plural)
juvelernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

(figuratively) a jewel, a gem (highly valued person or thing)


drus

drus (indefinite nominative singular)
drus (genitive indefinite singular)
drusen (definite nominative singular)
drusens (definite genitive singular)
druser (indefinite nominative plural)
drusers (genitive indefinite plural)
druserna (definite nominative plural)
drusernas (definite genitive plural)


blyglans

blyglans (indefinite nominative singular)
blyglans (genitive indefinite singular)
blyglansen (definite nominative singular)
blyglansens (definite genitive singular)

Compound of bly + glans. Compare English lead glance.


gagat

gagat (indefinite nominative singular)
gagats (genitive indefinite singular)
gagaten (definite nominative singular)
gagatens (definite genitive singular)
gagater (indefinite nominative plural)
gagaters (genitive indefinite plural)
gagaterna (definite nominative plural)
gagaternas (definite genitive plural)

From Latin gagates and Ancient Greek γαγάτης (gagátēs), cognate with German Gagat, used in Swedish since 1747.

(mineralogy) jet (a very black form of coal)


bärnsten

bärnsten (indefinite nominative singular)
bärnstens (genitive indefinite singular)
bärnstenen (definite nominative singular)
bärnstenens (definite genitive singular)
bärnstenar (indefinite nominative plural)
bärnstenars (genitive indefinite plural)
bärnstenarna (definite nominative plural)
bärnstenarnas (definite genitive plural)

/ˈbæːɳˌʂteːn/

From Middle Low German bernsten, based on bernen (to burn), i.e. "a fiery stone", cognate with German Bernstein.


ortoklas

ortoklas (indefinite nominative singular)
ortoklas (genitive indefinite singular)
ortoklasen (definite nominative singular)
ortoklasens (definite genitive singular)
ortoklaser (indefinite nominative plural)
ortoklasers (genitive indefinite plural)
ortoklaserna (definite nominative plural)
ortoklasernas (definite genitive plural)


malakit

malakit (indefinite nominative singular)
malakits (genitive indefinite singular)
malakiten (definite nominative singular)
malakitens (definite genitive singular)
malakiter (indefinite nominative plural)
malakiters (genitive indefinite plural)
malakiterna (definite nominative plural)
malakiternas (definite genitive plural)

From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochītis, from Ancient Greek μολόχη (molókhē, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).


scheelit

scheelit (indefinite nominative singular)
scheelits (genitive indefinite singular)
scheeliten (definite nominative singular)
scheelitens (definite genitive singular)