- purpuran
- pȕrpurān prid. <odr. -rnī>DEFINICIJAkoji se odnosi na purpur, koji ima osobine purpuraETIMOLOGIJAvidi purpur
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purple — I. adjective (purpler; purplest) Etymology: Middle English purpel, alteration of purper, from Old English purpuran of purple, genitive of purpure purple color, from Latin purpura, from Greek porphyra Date: before 12th century 1. regal, imperial 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
purple — [OE] Greek porphúrā, a word of Semitic origin, denoted a sort of shellfish from which a reddish dye was obtained (known as Tyrian purple, because it was produced around Tyre, in what is now Lebanon, it was highly prized in ancient times, and used … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bagren — bàgren prid. <odr. ī> DEFINICIJA koji je rumen; purpuran ETIMOLOGIJA vidi bagra … Hrvatski jezični portal
purple — [OE] Greek porphúrā, a word of Semitic origin, denoted a sort of shellfish from which a reddish dye was obtained (known as Tyrian purple, because it was produced around Tyre, in what is now Lebanon, it was highly prized in ancient times, and used … Word origins
purple — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson dye obtained from some molluscs. 3 a purple robe, esp. as the dress of an emperor or senior magistrate. 4 the scarlet official dress of a cardinal … Useful english dictionary
