carmin

See also: carmín

French

Etymology

Possibly from Medieval Latin *carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz, “crimson, kermes”) (from Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija, “produced by worms”), from कृमि (kṛ́mi, “worm, insect”)), plus or with influence from Latin minium.

Or, from a contraction of Old French carmesin, from Spanish carmesí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.mɛ̃/

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Adjective

carmin (invariable)

1. carmine, crimson (having a deep, slightly bluish red colour)

   Synonym: cramoisi

Noun

carmin m (plural carmins)

1. cochineal, carmine (red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects)
2. carmine, crimson (deep, slightly bluish red)
3. cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae

Synonyms

• (Cinnabar moth): goutte-de-sang

Descendants

• → Dutch: karmijn
• → Spanish: carmín

Further reading

• “carmin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš

Persian کرمست* (*kermest)bor.

Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz)bor.

Medieval Latin *carminium?

French carminbor.

Latin carminiumlbor.

Romanian carmin

Borrowed from French carmin, or a learned borrowing from Latin carminium. Doublet of cârmâz.

Noun

carmin n (uncountable)

1. carmine

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	carmin	carminul
genitive-dative	carmin	carminului
vocative	carminule

See also

Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text)

alb	gri	negru
roșu; carmin	portocaliu; maro	galben; crem
	verde	verde mentă
cyan	bleu	albastru
violet; indigo	mov; purpură	roz; trandafiriu (poetic)