πορφύρα

See also: πορφυρά

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra)

Noun

πορφύρα • (porfýra) f (plural πορφύρες)

murex (the mollusc)
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

(colour): πορφυρό n (porfyró)

Related terms

πορφυρός (porfyrós, “purple”, adj)

Further reading

Πορφύρα (χρωστική) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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