karmosyn

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: kar‧mo‧syn

Adjective

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

  1. crimson (having a crimson colour)

Noun

karmosyn (uncountable)

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

Verb

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

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

See also
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
  • 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
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