ολόμαυρος
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ὁλόμαυρος (holómauros), equivalent to ολό- (oló-, “all, completely”) + μαύρος (mávros, “black”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈlomavɾos/
- Hyphenation: ο‧λό‧μαυ‧ρος
Adjective
ολόμαυρος • (olómavros) m (feminine ολόμαυρη, neuter ολόμαυρο)
- jet-black, pitch-black (completely black)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ολόμαυρος (olómavros) | ολόμαυρη (olómavri) | ολόμαυρο (olómavro) | ολόμαυροι (olómavroi) | ολόμαυρες (olómavres) | ολόμαυρα (olómavra) | |
| genitive | ολόμαυρου (olómavrou) | ολόμαυρης (olómavris) | ολόμαυρου (olómavrou) | ολόμαυρων (olómavron) | ολόμαυρων (olómavron) | ολόμαυρων (olómavron) | |
| accusative | ολόμαυρο (olómavro) | ολόμαυρη (olómavri) | ολόμαυρο (olómavro) | ολόμαυρους (olómavrous) | ολόμαυρες (olómavres) | ολόμαυρα (olómavra) | |
| vocative | ολόμαυρε (olómavre) | ολόμαυρη (olómavri) | ολόμαυρο (olómavro) | ολόμαυροι (olómavroi) | ολόμαυρες (olómavres) | ολόμαυρα (olómavra) | |
Synonyms
- κατάμαυρος (katámavros)
- πάμμαυρος (pámmavros)
Antonyms
- κάτασπρος (kátaspros, “snow white, lily white, completely white”)
- κατάλευκος (katálefkos, “snow white, lily white, completely white”)
- ολόλευκος (olólefkos, “snow white, lily white, completely white”)
- ολόασπρος (olóaspros, “snow white, lily white, completely white”)
- πάλλευκος (pállefkos, “snow white, lily white, completely white”)