pigment

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English pigment, from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from pingō (“to paint”) + -mentum; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum). Doublet of pimiento, pimento, and piment. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɪɡ.mənt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpəɡ.mənt/ === Noun === pigment (plural pigments) (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells. A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder. (obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pigment (third-person singular simple present pigments, present participle pigmenting, simple past and past participle pigmented) (transitive) To add color or pigment to something. ==== Derived terms ==== pigmentation repigment ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === empting, temping == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pigmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [piɡˈme̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [piɡˈment] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [piɡˈmen] === Noun === pigment m (plural pigments) pigment ==== Derived terms ==== pigmentar ==== Related terms ==== pigmentari pigmentat === Further reading === “pigment”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “pigment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “pigment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pigment”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from pingō (“to paint”) + -mentum. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pig‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === pigment n (plural pigmenten, diminutive pigmentje n) pigment, coloring substance ==== Derived terms ==== pigmentatie pigmenteren pigmentering pigmentpapier n pigmentvreter m ==== Related terms ==== kleurstof ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: pigmen == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from pingō (“to paint”) + -mentum. Doublet of piment, a borrowing from Spanish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piɡ.mɑ̃/ === Noun === pigment m (plural pigments) pigment, coloring substance ==== Derived terms ==== pigmentaire pigmentation pigmenter === Further reading === “pigment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === pygment === Etymology === From Latin pigmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpiɡmɛnt/ === Noun === pigment (plural pigmentes) A spice or a blend of them. A red pigment. ==== Descendants ==== English: pigment ==== References ==== “pigment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pigmentum. === Noun === pigment n (definite singular pigmentet, indefinite plural pigment or pigmenter, definite plural pigmenta or pigmentene) a pigment === References === “pigment” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pigmentum. === Noun === pigment n (definite singular pigmentet, indefinite plural pigment, definite plural pigmenta) a pigment === References === “pigment” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pigmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpiɡ.mɛnt/ Rhymes: -iɡmɛnt Syllabification: pig‧ment === Noun === pigment m inan (biology) pigment (any color in plant or animal cells) pigment (dry colorant) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pigment”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pigment”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pigment, Latin pigmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piɡˈment/ === Noun === pigment n (plural pigmenți) pigment ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== pigmenta pigmentație === Further reading === “pigment”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Pigment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pǐɡment/ Hyphenation: pi‧gment === Noun === pìgment m inan (Cyrillic spelling пѝгмент) pigment ==== Declension ==== === References === “pigment”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === pigment n (biology) pigment pigment (in paint) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== färgämne === References === “pigment”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “pigment”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “pigment”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)