ἁλουργής

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ἅλς (háls, sea) +‎ ἔρδω (érdō, make) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix), literally "wrought in or by the sea."

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἁλουργής (halourgḗsm or f (neuter ἁλουργές); third declension

  1. sea-purple (genuine purple, as opposed to imitation purple)

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Colors in Ancient Greek · χρώμᾰτᾰ (khrṓmătă) (layout · text)
     λευκός (leukós)      γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (kĭllós), πολῐός (polĭós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós)      ᾰ̓μαυρός (ămaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās)
             ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós); κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (kărū́kĭnos), κόκκῐνος (kókkĭnos), φοινός (phoinós)              πυρρός (purrhós); ὄρφνῐνος (órphnĭnos)              μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xănthós); ὠχρός (ōkhrós)
             πρᾰ́σῐνος (prắsĭnos)              χλωρός (khlōrós)              χλωρός (khlōrós); χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās)
             κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos); γλαυκός (glaukós), κᾰλάϊνος (kăláïnos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huăkĭ́nthĭnos)
             ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (hălourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphŭ́reos), οἶνοψ (oînops)              φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (hălourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphŭ́reos)              ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

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