Empurples

/emˈpɜrpəlz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of empurple; makes or turns purple.

Etymology

Standard present tense conjugation of 'empurple' with the '-s' suffix added for third person singular agreement.

Kelly Says

The verb 'empurples' appears rarely in modern English but was beloved by Romantic poets who wanted to create vivid imagery—phrases like 'the sunset empurples the western sky' sounded far more artistic than 'turns purple.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Lilac
lee-lak
ARالعربية
بنفسجية
bin-fasi-ji-ya
BNবাংলা
বেগুনি
bey-goo-nee
CACatalà
lila
lee-la
CSČeština
fialová
fee-a-lova
DADansk
lilla
lee-la
DEDeutsch
violett
vee-o-lett
ELΕλληνικά
λίλα
lee-la
ESEspañol
púrpuras
poo-r-po-ras
FAفارسی
بنفش
ben-fesh
FISuomi
violetti
vee-o-let-ti
FRFrançais
pourprées
poor-pray
GUGU
બેંગનિ
ben-gni
HAHA
Purple
Pur-ple
HEעברית
ורוד
vo-rod
HIहिन्दी
बैंगनी
bayng-nee
HUMagyar
lila
lee-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
ungu
un-goo
IGIG
Purple
Pur-ple
ITItaliano
porpora
por-por-a
JA日本語
紫色
mu-ra-sa-i
KKKK
Mor
mor
KMKM
ប្រាណ
bra-an
KO한국어
보라색
bo-ra-saeg
MRMR
नील
nee-l
MSBahasa Melayu
ungu
un-goo
MYမြန်မာ
ရှိ
shee
NLNederlands
paars
paars
NONorsk
lilla
lee-la
PAPA
nila
nee-la
PLPolski
fioletowe
fee-o-le-to-vye
PTPortuguês
púrpuras
poo-r-poo-ras
RORomână
violete
vee-o-le-te
RUРусский
фиолетовые
fee-o-le-to-vye
SVSvenska
lila
lee-la
SWKiswahili
limani
lee-ma-nee
TAதமிழ்
பச்சை
pa-cha-i
TEతెలుగు
చెంగు
chen-goo
THไทย
ม่วง
mwaung
TLTL
lila
lee-la
TRTürkçe
mor
mor
UKУкраїнська
фіолетовий
fee-o-le-to-vyy
URاردو
بنفسج
bin-fasi-j
VITiếng Việt
tím
tee-m
YOYO
Purple
Pur-ple
ZH中文
紫色
zǐ sè
ZUZU
Purple
Pur-ple

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