laranja
BasqueEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian.
NounEdit
laranja inan
DeclensionEdit
Declension of laranja (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | laranja | laranja | laranjak |
ergative | laranjak | laranjak | laranjek |
dative | laranjari | laranjari | laranjei |
genitive | laranjaren | laranjaren | laranjen |
comitative | laranjarekin | laranjarekin | laranjekin |
causative | laranjarengatik | laranjarengatik | laranjengatik |
benefactive | laranjarentzat | laranjarentzat | laranjentzat |
instrumental | laranjaz | laranjaz | laranjez |
inessive | laranjatan | laranjan | laranjetan |
locative | laranjatako | laranjako | laranjetako |
allative | laranjatara | laranjara | laranjetara |
terminative | laranjataraino | laranjaraino | laranjetaraino |
directive | laranjatarantz | laranjarantz | laranjetarantz |
destinative | laranjatarako | laranjarako | laranjetarako |
ablative | laranjatatik | laranjatik | laranjetatik |
partitive | laranjarik | — | — |
prolative | laranjatzat | — | — |
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
AdjectiveEdit
laranja (comparative laranjago, superlative laranjen, excessive laranjegi)
- having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree.
See alsoEdit
zuri | gris | beltz |
gorri | laranja; marroi | hori |
berde | ||
oztin | urdin | |
ubel | more | arrosa |
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Spanish naranja.
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: la‧ran‧ja
AdjectiveEdit
laranja (invariable)
- orange (having orange as its color)
NounEdit
laranja f (plural laranjas)
- orange (fruit)
- orange (color)
- Synonym: cor de laranja
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
laranja m or f by sense (plural laranjas)
- (colloquial, Brazil) a front man (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit, especially in political schemes), a straw man
DescendantsEdit
- Kadiwéu: lalaanja
See alsoEdit
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 | |
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo |
azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
violeta, lilás |
magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |