turquoise
Made of turquoiseMade of turquoise (the gemstone).
» The turquoise colour evokes the colour of clear water, it's a light and pale blue.
Бірюзовий колір нагадує колір чистої води, це світла й бліда блакить. — deniko
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2 sensesMade of turquoise (the gemstone).
aus Türkis
бирюзо́выйbirjuzóvyj
Having a pale greenish-blue colour.
türkis
бирюзо́выйbirjuzóvyj
бірюзо́вийbirjuzóvyj
Examples
8 sentencesThe turquoise colour evokes the colour of clear water, it's a light and pale blue.
Бірюзовий колір нагадує колір чистої води, це світла й бліда блакить. — deniko
The sea is turquoise, the water warm and calm.
deDas Meer ist türkisfarben und das Wasser ruhig und warm. — al_ex_an_der
They spent the afternoon swimming in the turquoise waters.
The turquoise water was the highlight of their vacation.
Lapis is a light turquoise pony whose owner is jasmine.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), fromFrom Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), from turc + -ois. The stone, mined near Nishapur in the Khorasan region of Persia, was originally brought to Europe through Turkey. Doublet of Turkish.
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Forms
more turquoise, most turquoise| Comparative | more turquoise Lesson |
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| Superlative | most turquoise Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons 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.