porpra
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpor.pɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈpoɾ.pɾa]
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Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Catalan porpra, from Latin purpura, borrowed from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). Doublet of the later borrowing púrpura. Compare Occitan porpra, French pourpre.
Adjective edit
porpra (invariable)
Noun edit
porpra f (plural porpres)
Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin porclaca, from Latin portulaca.
Noun edit
porpra f (plural porpres)
See also edit
blanc | gris | negre |
roig, vermell; carmesí | taronja; marró | groc; crema |
verd llima | verd | |
cian; xarxet | atzur | blau |
violat; indi | magenta; lila, porpra | rosa |
References edit
- “porpra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.