purpureus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) purple, including reddish, violet, and brownish
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) clothed in purple
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) brilliant, shining, beautiful

Concepts

purple

brilliant

purpure

mercury

amethyst

violet

purple-colored

Translations

purper

purpurfarben

pourpre

purpur

púrpura

púrpura

porpora

pourpré

purpureo

purpurn

blaurot <lila>

ιόχρουν

πορφυρένιος

purpurfarbig

Pronounced as (IPA)

[pʊrˈpʊ.re.ʊs]

Etymology

Either from purpura (“purple”) + -eus or borrowed from Ancient Greek πορφύρεος (porphúreos).