karmosyn

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch karmozijn, from Middle French cramoisin, from Old French cramoisin, from Latin carmesinus, a variant of carminus, from Arabic قرمزي (qirmizi), a derived form of قرمز (qirmiz).

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: kar‧mo‧syn

Adjective

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karmosyn (attributive karmosyn or karmosyne, comparative karmosyner, superlative karmosynste)

  1. crimson (having a crimson colour)

Noun

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karmosyn (uncountable)

  1. crimson (paint or dye)
  2. crimson (colour)

Verb

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karmosyn (present karmosyn, present participle karmosynende, past participle gekarmosyn)

  1. (intransitive, rare) to crimson (to become crimson-coloured)
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See also

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Colors in Afrikaans · kleure (layout · text)
     wit      grys      swart
             rooi; karmosyn              oranje; bruin              geel; room
             lemmetjie              groen              mentgroen
             siaan; teel              asuur, hemelsblou              blou
             violet; indigo              magenta; pers              pienk

References

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  • Cloete, A.E., Liebenberg, H.C., Lubbe, H.J., Prinsloo, A. (2007) G.J. van Wyk, editor, Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans Supplement (in Afrikaans), Stellenbosch: Buro van die WAT, →ISBN, page 86