πορφυρός
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek πορφύρεος (porphúreos, “Tyrian purple”)
Adjective
πορφυρός • (porfyrós) m (feminine πορφυρή, neuter πορφυρό)
- Tyrian purple, royal purple (having this colour; dyed with this dye)
Declension
declension of πορφυρός
| number case / gender | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | πορφυρός | πορφυρή | πορφυρό | πορφυροί | πορφυρές | πορφυρά |
| genitive | πορφυρού | πορφυρής | πορφυρού | πορφυρών | πορφυρών | πορφυρών |
| accusative | πορφυρό | πορφυρή | πορφυρό | πορφυρούς | πορφυρές | πορφυρά |
| vocative | πορφυρέ | πορφυρή | πορφυρό | πορφυροί | πορφυρές | πορφυρά |
| derivations | comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο πορφυρός, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο πορφυρός (o pio porfyrós), etc.) | |||||
Coordinate terms
- see: μοβ (mov) for similar colours
Related terms
- καταπόρφυρος (katapórfyros, “all purple, deep purple”)