| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Standard | Indonesian |
| Afrikaans | skis |
|---|---|
| Catalan | esquist |
| Dutch | schilfersteen; schist |
| English | schist |
| Esperanto | skisto |
| French | schiste |
| Hungarian | kristályos pala |
| Italian | scisto |
| Kabylian | tacirra (ⵜⴰⵛⵉⵔⵔⴰ) |
| Latin | schistus |
| Norwegian | krystallinsk skifer |
| Polish | łupek krystaliczny; łupek metamorficzny |
| Portuguese | xisto |
| Romanian | șisturi cristaline |
| Russian | кристаллические сланцы |
| Spanish | esquisto |
| Tagalog | eskisto |
| Turkish | şist |
| Ukrainian | кристалічні сланці |