magenta

See also: Magenta, maġenta, and magentą

English

Etymology

Named in 1860 by Edward Chambers Nicholson and George Maule after the Battle of Magenta, fought the previous year in Magenta, Lombardy. The town's name is from Latin castrum Maxentiae, "castle of Maxentius."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈd͡ʒɛntə/

• Audio (RP)

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• Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta (countable and uncountable, plural magentas)

1. A vibrant light purple, purplish-red, reddish-purple, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing.

   web magenta (additive magenta):  

   printer's magenta (subtractive magenta):  

   Prismacolor magenta:  

Synonyms

• fuchsia
• fuchsine

Translations

colour

• Albanian: ngjyrues i kuq
• Belarusian: пу́рпурны ко́лер m (púrpurny kóljer)
• Bulgarian: пу́рпурен цвят m (púrpuren cvjat)
• Catalan: magenta (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 品紅／品红 (zh) (pǐnhóng)

• Dutch: magenta (nl)
• Finnish: aniliininpunainen (fi), magenta (fi)
• French: magenta (fr)
• Galician: maxenta
• Georgian: ჟოლოსფერი (žolosperi), მოვარდისფრო-იისფერი (movardispro-iisperi), მოიისფრო-ვარდისფერი (moiispro-vardisperi)
• German: Magenta (de)
• Hindi: मैजेंटा m (maijeṇṭā), मैजंटा m (maijaṇṭā)
• Hungarian: bíborvörös (hu)
• Interlingua: magenta
• Italian: magenta (it)
• Japanese: マジェンタ (majenta), マゼンタ (mazenta)
• Korean: 자홍색 (ko) (jahongsaek), 마젠타색 (majentasaek)
• Lao: ສີມ່ວງແດງ (sī mūang dǣng)
• Latin: magentibus
• Malay: magenta, merah lembayung, merah tua
• Persian: سرخابی سیر‎ (sorxâbi sir)
• Polish: magenta (pl) f
• Portuguese: magenta (pt)
• Romanian: mov (ro)
• Russian: мадже́нта (ru) f (madžénta), пу́рпу́рный цвет m (púrpúrnyj cvet)
• Spanish: magenta (es)
• Tamil: சென்னீலம் (ceṉṉīlam)
• Tatar: маҗента (macenta), macenta
• Telugu: మాజెంటా (mājeṇṭā)
• Thai: สีม่วงแดง (sĕe mûang-daeng)
• Turkish: majenta
• Ukrainian: пу́рпурний (púrpurnyj)
• Urdu: میجنٹا‎ m (maijaṇṭā)
• Vietnamese: màu đỏ sậm

Adjective

magenta (comparative more magenta, superlative most magenta)

1. having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

Translations

colour

• Belarusian: пу́рпурны (púrpurny)
• Bulgarian: пу́рпурен (bg) (púrpuren)
• Czech: nachový (cs)
• Esperanto: malva (eo)
• Interlingua: magenta
• Italian: magenta (it)
• Latin: rubropurpureus m
• Maori: mākurakura
• Polish: magenta (pl)
• Russian: пу́рпу́рный (ru) (púrpúrnyj), сире́невый (ru) (sirénevyj), фукси́новый (ru) (fuksínovyj)
• Ukrainian: пу́рпурний (púrpurnyj)

See also

Colors in English · colors, colours (layout · text)

white	gray, grey	black
red; crimson	orange; brown	yellow; cream
lime, lime green	green	mint
cyan; teal	azure, sky blue	blue
violet; indigo	magenta; purple	pink

• (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, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds)}

Anagrams

• gateman, magnate, nametag

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Valencian)

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Noun

magenta f (uncountable)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)

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

• Audio

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• IPA^(key): /maːˈɣɛntaː/
• IPA^(key): /maːˈdʒɛntaː/
• Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta n (plural magenta's)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (invariable, comparative meer magenta, superlative meest magenta)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

Inflection

Inflection of magenta
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

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)

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)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

Finnish

Etymology

From English magenta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɡentɑ/, [ˈmɑɡe̞n̪t̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡentɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Declension

Inflection of magenta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	magentoin
abessive		magentatta	magentoitta
comitative		—	magentoineen

Possessive forms of magenta (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	magentani	magentamme
2nd person	magentasi	magentanne
3rd person	magentansa

Inflection of magenta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	magentin
abessive		magentatta	magentitta
comitative		—	magentineen

Possessive forms of magenta (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	magentani	magentamme
2nd person	magentasi	magentanne
3rd person	magentansa

Adjective

magenta

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

See also

Colors in Finnish · värit (layout · text)

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʒɛ̃.ta/

• Audio

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Noun

magenta m (uncountable)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)

blanc	gris	noir
rouge; cramoisi	orange; brun	jaune; crème
vert citron	vert	menthe
cyan; bleu canard	azur	bleu
violet; indigo	magenta; pourpre	rose

Further reading

• “magenta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈd͡ʒɛn.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛnta
• Hyphenation: ma‧gèn‧ta

Noun

magenta m (invariable)

1. (color) magenta (pinkish purple colour/color)

Adjective

magenta (invariable)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour/color)

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)

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

• magnate, tamagne

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English magenta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɡɛn.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛnta
• Syllabification: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta f

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Declension

Declension of magenta

	singular	plural
nominative	magenta	magenty
genitive	magenty	magent
dative	magencie	magentom
accusative	magentę	magenty
instrumental	magentą	magentami
locative	magencie	magentach
vocative	magento	magenty

See also

Colors in Polish · kolory (layout · text)

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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• magenta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʒẽ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʒẽ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʒẽ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʒẽ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ẽtɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta m (plural magentas)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (invariable)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

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 claro
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul céu, azul-celeste	azul,índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French magenta.

Noun

magenta f (uncountable)

1. magenta

Declension

declension of magenta (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) magenta	[[{{{def}}}#Romanian|{{{def}}}]]
genitive/dative	(unei) [[{{{pl}}}#Romanian|{{{pl}}}]]	[[{{{pl}}}i#Romanian|{{{pl}}}i]]
vocative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈxenta/ [maˈxẽn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta m (uncountable)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (invariable)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

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

Further reading

• “magenta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• magnate