πορφύρα
See also: πορφυρά
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra), lacking any Indo-European cognates, likely loaned from a Mediterranean substrate source (probably Semitic).
Noun
πορφύρα • (porfýra) f (plural πορφύρες)
- murex (the mollusc)
- Tyrian purple, royal purple (the dye, and its colour, obtained from the mollusc)
Declension
Synonyms
- (colour): πορφυρό n (porfyró)
Related terms
- πορφυρός (porfyrós, “purple”, adj)
Further reading
Πορφύρα (χρωστική) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
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