sepia

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsiːpiə/ Rhymes: -iːpiə === Noun === sepia (countable and uncountable, plural sepias) (uncountable) A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. [from 1820s] (uncountable) A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour. (by extension, countable) A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph. (archaic, countable) A cuttlefish. [from 16th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Colors === Adjective === sepia (comparative more sepia, superlative most sepia) Of a dark reddish-brown colour. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Aspie, aspie, paise == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch sepia, a direct borrowing from Latin sepia, and reinforced by French or Italian. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sepia f or m (uncountable, no diminutive) cuttlefish ==== Synonyms ==== (cuttlefish): zeekat === Noun === sepia n (uncountable, no diminutive) the color sepia a style of yellowish/brownish-and-black photography ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: sepia === Further reading === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sepia”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch sepia, from Middle Dutch sepia, from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /seˈpia/ [seˈpi.a] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: se‧pi‧a === Noun === sepia (uncountable) sepia (a dark, slightly reddish, brown colour) === Further reading === “sepia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek σηπίᾱ (sēpíā), often suggested to be from Ancient Greek σήπειν (sḗpein, “to make rotten”), but (per Beekes) could instead be a Pre-Greek word. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈseː.pi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛː.pi.a] === Noun === sēpia f (genitive sēpiae); first declension a cuttlefish the secretion of a cuttlefish used as ink ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== (cuttlefish): lōlīgō ==== Descendants ==== === References === “sepia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “sepia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "sepia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “sepia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “sepia”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] “sepia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sēpia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 11: S–Si, page 478 Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “sēpia”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 589 == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.pja/ Rhymes: -ɛpja Syllabification: se‧pia === Noun === sepia f cephalopod ink sepia (color) (photography) sepia toning cuttlefish Synonym: mątwa ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sepia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin sēpia. Doublet of jibia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsepja/ [ˈse.pja] Rhymes: -epja Syllabification: se‧pia === Noun === sepia f (plural sepias) cuttlefish Synonyms: jibia, cachón, choco (photography) sepia ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sepia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025