azur
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæzjʊə/, /æˈzjʊə/, /ˈæʒɔː/, /æˈʒ(j)ʊə/, /ˈæʒ(j)ʊə/, /ˈæʒə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæʒɚ/, /əˈʒʊɹ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /æˈzjʊə/, /əˈʒʉə/, /ˈæɪʒə/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[edit]
azur (not comparable)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French azur, borrowed from Medieval Latin azurium, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
azur m (plural azurs)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi | orange; brun | jaune; crème |
vert citron | vert | menthe |
cyan; bleu canard | azur | bleu |
violet; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further reading[edit]
- “azur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin azurium, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).
Noun[edit]
azur m (oblique plural azurs, nominative singular azurs, nominative plural azur)
- (heraldry) azure (blue color)
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Qui est li chevaliers armez
D'unes armes d'azur et d'or[?]- Who is the knight armed
With armaments of azure and of gold?
- Who is the knight armed
Old Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
azur m or f
Noun[edit]
azur m
- azure, blue
- 13th century C.E., Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, , E codex, cantiga 384 (facsimile):
- ⁊ a outra dazur era / coor mui marauilloſa / que ao çeo ſemella […]
- And the other was blue / a marvelous colour / which resembles the sky […]
- ⁊ a outra dazur era / coor mui marauilloſa / que ao çeo ſemella […]
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
branco, blanco, alvo | gris | negro, preto |
vermello | castanho | amarelo |
verde | ||
azur | ||
cardẽo | rosa |
Old Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azur, from French.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
azur (plural azures)
Noun[edit]
azur m (plural azures)
Descendants[edit]
- Spanish: azul
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French azur, from Old French azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azul.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
azur m (plural azures)
- (heraldry) azure (the blue colour)
- (Can we date this quote?), Grande enciclopédia portuguesa e brasileira, volume 3, Editorial Enciclopédia, page 962:
- Actualmente, as fábricas de corantes produzem azur muito puro.
- Currently, tincture factories produce a very pure azure.
- Actualmente, as fábricas de corantes produzem azur muito puro.
- 1984, Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, Anais do Congresso de História do Segundo Reinado: Comissão de Genealogia e Heráldica, Comissão de História Jurídica, Comissão de História Cultural, Comissão de História Religiosa, page 74:
- No escudo do prelado maranhense os atributos das armas originais foram transformados e dispostos em um escudo cortado em faixa, figurando no 1º quartel quatro faixas ondadas de azul em campo de prata, e no 2º quarto flores de lis também de prata, posta 2 em 2, em campo de azur, com bordadura de vermelho pleno.
- 2001, Antonio Miranda, Manucho e o labirinto, Global, page 37:
- Em seu brasão de família havia dragões de ouro e ostentava a branda e escudetes de sinople e azur, […]
- 1992, Eugenio Vergara Caffarelli, As moedas do Brasil desde o Reino Unido, 1818-1992: ilustrado com 690 fotografias, page 18:
- O vermelho ou goles se representa por linhas perpendiculares (fig. 1). O azul ou azur, por linhas horizontais (fig. 2).
- Red or gules is represented by perpendicular lines (fig. 1). Blue or azure, by horizontal lines (fig. 2).
- O vermelho ou goles se representa por linhas perpendiculares (fig. 1). O azul ou azur, por linhas horizontais (fig. 2).
- (Can we date this quote?), Valton Sergio von Tempski-Silka, Histórico dos Brasões e Bandeiras do Estado do Paraná, page 18:
- Esmalte: as cores do brasão que não são metais: azul = azur, blau; verde = sinople; sinopla; preto = sable; vermelho = goles etc.
- (Can we date this quote?), Grande enciclopédia portuguesa e brasileira, volume 3, Editorial Enciclopédia, page 962:
Related terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
azur n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French azur, from Old French azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azul.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
azur (plural azures)
See also[edit]
blanco | gris | negro |
rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
lima | verde | menta |
cian; azul-petróleo | azur | azul |
violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa |
Further reading[edit]
- “azur” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 3-syllable words
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- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- en:Heraldry
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
- French terms derived from Medieval Latin
- French terms derived from Arabic
- French terms derived from Persian
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- fr:Heraldic tinctures
- fr:Colors
- fr:Blues
- Old French terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
- Old French terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Old French terms derived from Arabic
- Old French terms derived from Persian
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French masculine nouns
- fro:Heraldry
- Old French terms with quotations
- Old Portuguese terms derived from Arabic
- Old Portuguese terms derived from Persian
- Old Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Portuguese lemmas
- Old Portuguese adjectives
- Old Portuguese nouns
- Old Portuguese masculine nouns
- Old Portuguese terms with quotations
- roa-opt:Colors
- Old Spanish terms derived from Arabic
- Old Spanish terms derived from Persian
- Spanish doublets
- Old Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Spanish lemmas
- Old Spanish adjectives
- Old Spanish nouns
- Old Spanish masculine nouns
- Portuguese terms borrowed from French
- Portuguese terms derived from French
- Portuguese terms derived from Old French
- Portuguese terms derived from Arabic
- Portuguese terms derived from Persian
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- pt:Heraldic tinctures
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns
- ro:Colors
- Spanish terms borrowed from French
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- Spanish terms derived from Old French
- Spanish terms derived from Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Persian
- Spanish 2-syllable words
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- Spanish adjectives
- es:Heraldry
- es:Colors
- es:Blues