scharlaken
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old French escarlate (12c., modern écarlate), from Medieval Latin scarlatum (“scarlet, cloth of scarlet”), from Persian سقرلات (saqerlât, “a kind of rich cloth”), a variant of Arabic سِقِلَّات (siqillāt, “scarlet cloth, rich cloth”), of unknown origin (probably ultimately Persian).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
scharlaken n (plural scharlakens, diminutive scharlakentje n)
Derived terms edit
- scharlakenkoorts m or f
- scharlakenrood n
- scharlakens (adjective)
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: scharlak (dated)
References edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
- scarlet in Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001