prasine
prasine · more prasine · most prasine
Synonym of leek-greenSynonym of leek-green.
/ˈpɹeɪziːn/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Synonym of leek-green.
Origin
From Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from LatFrom Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from Late Latin prasinus) and Middle French prasine (borrowed from Late Latin prasinum), both ultimately from Latin prasinus (“leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos), from πράσον (práson, “leek”).
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Forms
more prasine, most prasine| Comparative | more prasine Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most prasine Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedleekB2
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.