πορφύρεος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

πορφύρᾱ (porphúrā) +‎ -εος (-eos), of unknown, perhaps Semitic, origin. The association with πορφύρω (porphúrō, to surge up (of waves)), through an association with the “wine-dark sea”, is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πορφύρεος (porphúreosm (feminine πορφυρέη, neuter πορφύρεον); first/second declension (Epic)

  1. purple (in color)

Declension

Descendants

See also

Colors in Ancient Greek · χρώμᾰτᾰ (khrṓmata) (layout · text)
     λευκός (leukós)      γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (killós), πολῐός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós)      ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās)
             ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós); κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (karū́kinos), κόκκῐνος (kókkinos), φοινός (phoinós)              πυρρός (purrhós); ὄρφνῐνος (órphninos)              μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xanthós); ὠχρός (ōkhrós)
             πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos)              χλωρός (khlōrós)              χλωρός (khlōrós); χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās)
             κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos); γλαυκός (glaukós), κᾰλάϊνος (kaláïnos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huakínthinos)
             ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos), οἶνοψ (oînops)              φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos)              ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

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