madder

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
2. (countable, uncountable) The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
3. (countable, uncountable) A dye made from the plant.
4. (countable, uncountable) A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye.

Adj

Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

Verb

To dye with madder.

Adj

comparative form of mad: more mad

Verb

Eye dialect spelling of matter.

mad

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Skaityti daugiau

Sinonimai

Rubia tinctorum

cherry

madder root

gamene

Rubia cordifolia

madder-root

Radix Rubiae

bedstraw

rubia root

Vertimai

garance

robbia

meekrap

Färberkrapp

Färberröte

garança

rubia

ερυθρόδανο

Krapp

robbia domestica

rosso di robbia

alizarina

roja

krappot

Krapprot

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈmædə(ɹ)/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: mader

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: mædere

Sutampa su švedų: madra

Sutampa su senoji norsų: -

Sutampa su islandų: maðra

Sutampa su airių: madar

Sutampa su latvių: madara

In summary

From Middle English mader, madere, mædere, from Old English mædere, mæddre, mædre, from Proto-Germanic *madarǭ (compare Swedish madra, Old Norse / Icelandic maðra), from Proto-Indo-European *modʰro-, cognate with Proto-Slavic *modrъ (“blue”), and compare Irish madar (“madder”), Latvian madara (“madder”).