πορφύρα
Greek (Cypriot)
noun
Definitions
- murex
- Tyrian purple, royal purple
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (purple dye, purple-fish, purple fish, Tyrian purple color and dye, murex).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πορφύρα
Gloss
purple dye, purple-fish, purple fish, Tyrian purple color and dye, murex
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- purpura Latin
- порфира Russian
- πλατυπόρφυρος Ancient Greek
- πορφύρα Ancient Greek
- ἁλιπόρφυρος Ancient Greek
- ἐπιπόρφυρος Ancient Greek
- ὁλοπόρφυρος Ancient Greek
- فرفير Arabic
- прапрѫда Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian