ultramarine

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, from Latin ultrā (“beyond”) + marīnus (“of or relating to the sea, marine”). By surface analysis, ultra +‎ marine. Noun sense 1 (“pigment”) refers to the fact that lapis lazuli was obtained from foreign countries and hence “beyond the sea”. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʌltɹəməˈɹiːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌəltɹəməˈɹin/ Rhymes: -iːn Hyphenation: ul‧tra‧mar‧ine === Adjective === ultramarine (comparative more ultramarine, superlative most ultramarine) (archaic) Beyond the sea. Synonyms: overseas, transmarine Antonym: cismarine Of a brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish color like that of the pigment (noun sense 1). ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ultramarine (countable and uncountable, plural ultramarines) In full ultramarine blue: a brilliant blue pigment traditionally made from ground-up lapis lazuli, and now usually either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically. A brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish colour like that of the pigment. ==== Derived terms ==== green ultramarine ultramarine ash ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Colors === References === == French == === Adjective === ultramarine feminine singular of ultramarin == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === ultramarine inflection of ultramarin: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Adjective === ultramarine f pl feminine plural of ultramarino