пурпур

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Purpur, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra); cognate with English purple.

Pronunciation

Noun

пу́рпур (púrpurm inan (genitive пу́рпура, nominative plural пу́рпуры, genitive plural пу́рпуров, relational adjective пу́рпурный or пурпу́рный)

  1. (historical) Tyrian purple (dye or dyed cloth)
  2. crimson
    Пу́рпур и зо́лото зака́таPúrpur i zóloto zakátaThe crimson and gold of the sunset

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пурпур”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress