carmin

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See also: carmín

French

Etymology

Possibly from Medieval Latin *carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz, “crimson, kermes”) (from Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija, “produced by worms”), from कृमि (kṛ́mi, “worm, insect”)), plus or with influence from Latin minium.

Or, from a contraction of Old French carmesin, from Spanish carmesí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.mɛ̃/
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Adjective

carmin (invariable)

  1. carmine, crimson (having a deep, slightly bluish red colour)
    Synonym: cramoisi

Noun

carmin m (plural carmins)

  1. cochineal, carmine (red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects)
  2. carmine, crimson (deep, slightly bluish red)
  3. cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: karmijn

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French carmin or Latin carminium. Doublet of cârmâz.

Noun

carmin n (uncountable)

  1. carmine

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative carmin carminul
genitive-dative carmin carminului
vocative carminule

See also

Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text)
     alb      gri      negru
             roșu; carmin              portocaliu; maro              galben; crem
                          verde              verde mentă
             cyan              bleu              albastru
             violet; indigo              mov; purpură              roz
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