grimiz

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From older krȉmīz, kr̀mez m, back-formed from an undeclinable adjective krmèzli (“scarlet-coloured”), from Ottoman Turkish قرمزلی (kırmızlı), قرمزی (kırmızı), adjectives to Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz, “kermes”).

Noun[edit]

grȉmīz m (Cyrillic spelling гри̏мӣз)

  1. scarlet (color)
  2. scarlet (fabric)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “grimiz” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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