Polyglot Dictionary

purpurrot

/ˈpʊʁpʊɐ̯ˌʁoːt/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. crimson, purple-red

    Built from Purpur (purple, a rich dye color) + rot (red).

Similar words

purpurn

purpurn and purpurrot are close synonyms for "purple, crimson"; purpurn is more literary.

Practice

1 What does purpurrot mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Himmel färbte sich ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches purpurrot?

See also

adjectivecompound

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