porphyrogenite

English

Alternative forms

• porphyrogenitus, porphyrogenitos, porphyrogennetos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin porphyrogenitus, from Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος (porphurogénnētos, literally “born in the purple”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔːfəˈɹɒd͡ʒɪˌnaɪt/

Noun

porphyrogenite (plural porphyrogenites)

1. (historical) An honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.

Derived terms

• porphyrogenitism

 

Related terms

• porphyrogeniture
• porphyry

 

Translations

honorific title

• Armenian: ծիրանածին (hy) (ciranacin)

  Old Armenian: ծիրանածին (ciranacin)

• Bulgarian: багрянороден (bagrjanoroden)
• French: porphyrogénète (fr)
• German: Purpurgeburt
• Greek:

  Ancient: πορφυρογέννητος (porphurogénnētos)

• Hungarian: bíborbanszületett
• Italian: porfirogenito (it)
• Latin: porphyrogenitus
• Russian: багряноро́дный (ru) (bagrjanoródnyj)