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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPurpur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈpʊʁpuɐ/
"Die römischen Senatoren trugen Gewänder aus kostbarem Purpur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A rich, deep crimson-purple natural dye historically extracted from murex sea snails.
"The ancient robes were richly dyed with murex-purple, signifying the high status of the wearer."
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Of a deep reddish-purple color characteristic of the dye extracted from murex snails.
"She wore a stunning murex-purple gown that caught the evening light."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'murex', referring to a genus of predatory sea snails, combined with 'purple', from Old English 'purpul' and Latin 'purpura'. Historically known as Tyrian purple, this pigment was extracted laboriously from thousands of sea snails in antiquity, making the dye exceptionally rare and associated with royalty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Murex-purple" is said worldwide
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pourpre de Tyr
Transliteration: /puʁpʁ də tiʁ/
"Le manteau royal était teint en pourpre de Tyr."
Purpur
Transliteration: /ˈpʊʁpuɐ/
"Die römischen Senatoren trugen Gewänder aus kostbarem Purpur."
porpora di Tiro
Transliteration: /ˈpɔr.po.ra di ˈti.ro/
"La veste imperiale era tinta di porpora."
púrpura de Tiro
Transliteration: /ˈpuɾ.pu.ɾa de ˈti.ɾo/
"El color púrpura de Tiro era el símbolo definitivo de la realeza."
púrpura de Tiro
Transliteration: /ˈpuʁ.pu.ɾɐ dʒi ˈtʃi.ɾu/
"A túnica era tingida com a valiosa púrpura de Tiro."
बैंगनी रंग
Transliteration: baingani rang
"राजा ने बैंगनी रंग का विशेष वस्त्र पहना था।"
泰尔紫
Transliteration: Tài ěr zǐ
"古罗马皇帝的长袍是用珍贵的泰尔紫染成的。"
티루스 보라
Transliteration: tiruseu bora
"고대 로마의 왕족들은 티루스 보라색 옷을 입었다."
貝紫
Transliteration: kaimurasaki
"貝紫は古代において非常に貴重な染料でした。"
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