αλουργίδα

See also: ἁλουργίδα

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἁλουργίς (halourgís) from the accusative singulaur ἁλουργίδα (halourgída). Also medieval term ἁλουργίδα (halourgída, “luxurious imperial robe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.luɾˈʝi.ða/
• Hyphenation: α‧λουρ‧γί‧δα

Noun

αλουργίδα • (alourgída) f (plural αλουργίδες)

1. (historical clothing) robe from cloth dyed with Tyrian purple, imperial purple, royal purple (Roman, especially Byzantine)
2. (clothing) such a luxurious purple robe (literary, or by extension)

Declension

Declension of αλουργίδα

	singular	plural
nominative	αλουργίδα •	αλουργίδες •
genitive	αλουργίδας •	αλουργίδων •
accusative	αλουργίδα •	αλουργίδες •
vocative	αλουργίδα •	αλουργίδες •

Synonyms

• πορφύρα f (porfýra)

Further reading

• αλουργίδα - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
• “αλουργίδα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
• Πορφύρα (χρωστική) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el