пурпур

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Purpur, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra); cognate with English purple.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpurpʊr]

Noun

пу́рпур • (púrpur) m inan (genitive пу́рпура, nominative plural пу́рпуры, genitive plural пу́рпуров)

  1. (historical) Tyrian purple (dye or dyed cloth)
  2. crimson
    Пу́рпур и зо́лото зака́та ― Púrpur i zóloto zakáta ― The crimson and gold of the sunset

Declension
Declension of пу́рпур (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative пу́рпур
púrpur		 пу́рпуры
púrpury
genitive пу́рпура
púrpura		 пу́рпуров
púrpurov
dative пу́рпуру
púrpuru		 пу́рпурам
púrpuram
accusative пу́рпур
púrpur		 пу́рпуры
púrpury
instrumental пу́рпуром
púrpurom		 пу́рпурами
púrpurami
prepositional пу́рпуре
púrpure		 пу́рпурах
púrpurax

Derived terms

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пурпур”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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