пурпур
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Purpur, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra); cognate with English purple.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpurpʊr]
Noun
пу́рпур • (púrpur) m inan (genitive пу́рпура, nominative plural пу́рпуры, genitive plural пу́рпуров, relational adjective пу́рпурный or пурпу́рный)
- (historical) Tyrian purple (dye or dyed cloth)
- crimson
Declension
Derived terms
- пурпурный (purpurnyj)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пурпур”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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