magenta
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859; possibly in reference to the colour of the uniforms worn by Zouave French troops there. The town's name derives from Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”).
Pronunciation
Noun
magenta (countable and uncountable, plural magentas)
- A colour which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary colour but a subtractive primary colour evoked by the combination of red and blue light.
- web magenta (additive magenta):
- printer's magenta (subtractive magenta):
- Prismacolor magenta:
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
colour
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Adjective
magenta (comparative more magenta, superlative most magenta)
- having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.
Translations
colour
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See also
| Colors/Colours in English (layout · text) | ||||||
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| red | orange | yellow | green | blue (incl. indigo; cyan, teal, turquoise) |
purple / violet | |
| pink (including magenta) |
brown | white | grey/gray | black | ||
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermilion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
magenta f (uncountable)
- magenta (pinkish purple colour)
See also
| blanc | gris | negre |
| roig, vermell; carmesí | taronja; marró | groc; crema |
| verd llima | verd | |
| cian; xarxet | atzur | blau |
| violat; indi | magenta; lila, porpra | rosa |
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
magenta n (plural magenta's)
- magenta (pinkish purple colour)
Adjective
magenta (invariable, comparative meer magenta, superlative meest magenta)
- magenta (being of the magenta colour)
Inflection
| Inflection of magenta | ||||
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| uninflected | magenta | |||
| inflected | magenta | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | magenta | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | magenta | ||
| n. sing. | magenta | |||
| plural | magenta | |||
| definite | magenta | |||
| partitive | magenta's | |||
See also
| wit | grijs | zwart |
| rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
| groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
| blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
| violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
Esperanto
Adjective
magenta (accusative singular magentan, plural magentaj, accusative plural magentajn)
- magenta (being of the magenta colour)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
magenta
- magenta (pinkish purple colour)
Declension
| Inflection of magenta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | magenta | magentat | ||
| genitive | magentan | magentojen | ||
| partitive | magentaa | magentoja | ||
| illative | magentaan | magentoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | magenta | magentat | ||
| accusative | nom. | magenta | magentat | |
| gen. | magentan | |||
| genitive | magentan | magentojen magentainrare | ||
| partitive | magentaa | magentoja | ||
| inessive | magentassa | magentoissa | ||
| elative | magentasta | magentoista | ||
| illative | magentaan | magentoihin | ||
| adessive | magentalla | magentoilla | ||
| ablative | magentalta | magentoilta | ||
| allative | magentalle | magentoille | ||
| essive | magentana | magentoina | ||
| translative | magentaksi | magentoiksi | ||
| abessive | magentatta | magentoitta | ||
| instructive | — | magentoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
| Inflection of magenta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | magenta | magentat | ||
| genitive | magentan | magentien | ||
| partitive | magentaa | magentia | ||
| illative | magentaan | magentiin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | magenta | magentat | ||
| accusative | nom. | magenta | magentat | |
| gen. | magentan | |||
| genitive | magentan | magentien magentainrare | ||
| partitive | magentaa | magentia | ||
| inessive | magentassa | magentissa | ||
| elative | magentasta | magentista | ||
| illative | magentaan | magentiin | ||
| adessive | magentalla | magentilla | ||
| ablative | magentalta | magentilta | ||
| allative | magentalle | magentille | ||
| essive | magentana | magentina | ||
| translative | magentaksi | magentiksi | ||
| abessive | magentatta | magentitta | ||
| instructive | — | magentin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Adjective
magenta
- magenta (being of the magenta colour)
See also
| valkoinen | harmaa | musta |
| punainen; verenpunainen | oranssi; ruskea | keltainen; kermankeltainen, kermanvalkoinen |
| limetinvihreä | vihreä | mintunvihreä, minttu; tummanvihreä |
| syaani; sinivihreä | taivaansininen, asuuri | sininen |
| violetti; indigosini, indigo | magenta; purppura | vaaleanpunainen, pinkki |
Further reading
- “magenta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Pronunciation
Noun
magenta m (uncountable)
- magenta (pinkish purple colour)
See also
| blanc | gris | noir |
| rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
| lime | vert | menthe |
| cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
| violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further reading
- “magenta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
magenta m (invariable)
- magenta (pinkish purple colour/color)
Adjective
magenta (invariable)
- magenta (being of the magenta colour/color)
See also
| bianco | argento; grigio | nero |
| rosso; cremisi | arancione; marrone; bronzo | giallo; oro; crema |
| verde chiaro; limetta | verde | verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro |
| ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè | azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro | blu; blu scuro |
| violetto; indaco | magenta; viola | rosa; fucsia; porpora |
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English magenta.
Pronunciation
Noun
magenta f
- magenta (pinkish purple color)
Declension
Declension of magenta
See also
| biały | szary | czarny |
| czerwony; karmazyn | pomarańczowy; brązowy | żółty; beżowy |
| limonkowy | zielony | miętowy; ciemnozielony |
| cyjan; morski | błękitny | niebieski |
| fuksja; indygo | magenta; purpurowy | różowy |
Further reading
- magenta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ẽtɐ
- Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta
Noun
magenta m (plural magentas)
- magenta (pinkish purple colour)
Adjective
magenta (invariable)
- magenta (being of the magenta colour)
See also
| branco, alvo, cândido | cinza, gris, cinzento |
preto, negro, atro |
| vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim |
laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom |
amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre |
| verde-limão | verde | verde-água; verde-menta |
| ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo |
azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
| violeta, lilás |
magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
magenta f (uncountable)
Declension
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
magenta m (uncountable)
- magenta (pinkish purple colour)
Adjective
magenta (invariable)
- magenta (being of the magenta colour)
See also
| blanco | gris | negro |
| rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
| lima | verde | menta |
| cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
| violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa, rosado |
Further reading
- “magenta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014