purper

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch purper, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʏr.pər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pur‧per

Noun

purper n (plural purpers)

  1. purple, especially a reddish hue of purple (colour)
  2. (historical, uncountable, with definite article) The purple, imperial or royal power, in particular in relation to the Roman Empire
    De legeraanvoerder liet zijn zoon het purper aannemen.
    The military commander let his son adopt the purple.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: purper
  • → Galibi Carib: popuru
  • → Papiamentu: purpe (dated)

Adjective

purper (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly Belgium) purple
    Synonym: paars
  2. (Netherlands) reddish purple
    Synonym: purperen

Inflection
Inflection of purper
uninflected purper
inflected purpere
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial purper
indefinite m./f. sing. purpere
n. sing. purper
plural purpere
definite purpere
partitive purpers

Descendants
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