ἀμόργη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician with its definitive article equivalent to Arabic مَرَقَة (maraqa), see it for more.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓μόργη • (amórgē) f (genitive ᾰ̓μόργης); first declension

  1. watery part which runs out when olives are pressed, amurca
  2. kind of dye

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἀμοργεύς (amorgeús)

Descendants

  • Greek: μούργα (moúrga)
  • Latin: amurca (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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