αλουργίδα
See also: ἁλουργίδα
Greek
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἁλουργίς (halourgís) from the accusative singulaur ἁλουργίδα (halourgída). Also medieval term ἁλουργίδα (halourgída, “luxurious imperial robe”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editαλουργίδα • (alourgída) f (plural αλουργίδες)
- (historical clothing) robe from cloth dyed with Tyrian purple, imperial purple, royal purple (Roman, especially Byzantine)
- (clothing) such a luxurious purple robe (literary, or by extension)
Declension
editDeclension of αλουργίδα
singular | plural | |
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nominative | αλουργίδα • | αλουργίδες • |
genitive | αλουργίδας • | αλουργίδων • |
accusative | αλουργίδα • | αλουργίδες • |
vocative | αλουργίδα • | αλουργίδες • |
Synonyms
edit- πορφύρα f (porfýra)
Further reading
edit- αλουργίδα - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- αλουργίδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- Πορφύρα (χρωστική) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el