porpra
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpor.pɾə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpoɾ.pɾa]
Audio (Valencia): (file) Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old Catalan porpra, from Latin purpura, borrowed from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). Doublet of the later borrowing púrpura. Compare Occitan porpra, French pourpre.
Adjective
[edit]porpra (invariable)
Noun
[edit]porpra f (plural porpres)
Etymology 2
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin porclaca, from Latin portulaca.
Noun
[edit]porpra f (plural porpres)
See also
[edit]blanc | gris | negre |
roig, vermell; carmesí | taronja; marró | groc; crema |
verd llima | verd | |
cian; xarxet | atzur | blau |
violat; indi | magenta; lila, porpra | rosa |
References
[edit]- “porpra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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