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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin purpura (“purple”). Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍀𐌿𐍂𐌰 (paurpura, “purple”).
Noun
*purpurā f
- purple
Inflection
ōn-stem
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Singular
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Nominative
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*purpurā
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Genitive
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*purpurōn
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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*purpurā
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*purpurōn
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Accusative
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*purpurōn
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*purpurōn
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Genitive
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*purpurōn
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*purpurōnō
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Dative
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*purpurōn
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*purpurōm, *purpurum
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Instrumental
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*purpurōn
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*purpurōm, *purpurum
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Alternative reconstructions
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “purper”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
See also
Colors in Proto-West Germanic · *farwō (layout · text)
*blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas
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*falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair
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*blak, *swart
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*raud
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*brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn
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*gelu
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*grōnī
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*grōnī
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*blāu
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*blāu
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*blāu
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*purpurā
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