karmosyn

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch karmozijn, from Middle French cramoisin, 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)

Related terms

• karmyn
• kermes

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