purper

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch purper, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʏr.pər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pur‧per

Noun

purper n (plural purpers)

1. purple, especially a reddish hue of purple (colour)
2. (historical, uncountable, with definite article) the purple, imperial or royal power, in particular in relation to the Roman Empire

   De legeraanvoerder liet zijn zoon het purper aannemen.

   The military commander let his son adopt the purple.

Derived terms

• purperen
• purperkoet
• purperreiger
• purperslak
• purperzwaluw

Descendants

• Afrikaans: purper
• → Kari'na: popuru
• → Papiamentu: purpe (dated)

Adjective

purper (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Belgium) purple

   Synonym: paars

2. (Netherlands) reddish purple

   Synonym: purperen

Declension

Declension of purper
uninflected	purper
inflected	purpere
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		purper
indefinite	m./f. sing.	purpere
	n. sing.	purper
	plural	purpere
definite		purpere
partitive		purpers

Descendants

• Negerhollands: purpur