Purpur

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German

Etymology

From Old High German purpura, from Proto-West Germanic *purpurā (purple).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːɐ̯puːɐ̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Pur‧pur

Noun

Purpur m or (rare or archaic) n (strong, genitive Purpurs, plural (archaic) Purpure)

  1. the colour purple
  2. (heraldry) purpure; purple in heraldry

Usage notes

Duden prefers the masculine gender for this word.

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: purpur

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

Further reading

  • Purpur” in Duden online
  • Purpur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache