pyrite

Etymology
Recorded since 1555, from  (12th century), from, from  (so called because it glitters), notably the first part: adjective , from. Analyzable as

Noun

 * 1)  The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
 * 2) (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common.
 * 3)  (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural to the common mineral.
 * Copper diselenide can occur both as a marcasite and a pyrite.

Synonyms

 * iron pyrites
 * iron pyrites

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: пирит
 * Catalan: pirita
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Classical Nahuatl: petztli
 * Corsican: pirita, pirite
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, svovlkis
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: pirito
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: πυρίτης
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: pirít, iarnphirít, bréagór
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: pyritis
 * Latvian: pirīts
 * Lithuanian: piritas
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: svovelkis
 * Nynorsk: svovelkis
 * Occitan: pirita
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: pyrit, svavelkis
 * Tagalog: giginto
 * Thai: ไพไรต์
 * Turkish:
 * Uyghur: پىرىت
 * Uzbek: pirit

Noun

 * 1) the metallic mineral