πορφύρα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Traditionally derived from πορφύρω (porphúrō, “I redden”), itself related to φύρω (phúrō, “I mix”), Hittite 𒁍𒊒𒌓 (purut, “mud, soil”), Sanskrit भुरति (bhuráti, “have convulsions, sprawl”).[1] However, Beekes does not dismiss a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the absence of connections in other Indo-European languages.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πορφῠ́ρᾱ • (porphúrā) f (genitive πορφῠ́ρᾱς); first declension

  1. purple-fish (Hexaplex trunculus)
    Synonym: κᾰ́λχη (kálkhē)
  2. a purple dye obtained from it
  3. (in the plural) cloths of purple
  4. purple stripe or other adornment of a garment

Declension

First declension of ἡ πορφῠ́ρᾱ; τῆς πορφῠ́ρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πορφῠ́ρᾱ
hē porphúrā 		τὼ πορφῠ́ρᾱ
tṑ porphúrā 		αἱ πορφῠ́ραι
hai porphúrai
Genitive τῆς πορφῠ́ρᾱς
tês porphúrās 		τοῖν πορφῠ́ραιν
toîn porphúrain 		τῶν πορφῠρῶν
tôn porphurôn
Dative τῇ πορφῠ́ρᾳ
têi porphúrāi 		τοῖν πορφῠ́ραιν
toîn porphúrain 		ταῖς πορφῠ́ραις
taîs porphúrais
Accusative τὴν πορφῠ́ρᾱν
tḕn porphúrān 		τὼ πορφῠ́ρᾱ
tṑ porphúrā 		τᾱ̀ς πορφῠ́ρᾱς
tā̀s porphúrās
Vocative πορφῠ́ρᾱ
porphúrā 		πορφῠ́ρᾱ
porphúrā 		πορφῠ́ραι
porphúrai
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: πορφύρα (porfýra)
  • → Latin: purpura (see there for further descendants)
  • → Translingual: Porphyra

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πορφύρω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1224

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

Noun

πορφύρα • (porfýra) f (plural πορφύρες)

  1. murex (the mollusc)
  2. Tyrian purple, royal purple (the dye, and its colour, obtained from the mollusc)

Declension

Declension of πορφύρα
singular plural
nominative πορφύρα • πορφύρες •
genitive πορφύρας • —
accusative πορφύρα • πορφύρες •
vocative πορφύρα • πορφύρες •

Synonyms

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