ἀμαυρός

See also: αμαυρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μαυρός (maurós)

Etymology

Found in late Greek, of uncertain origin, but possibly related to μαυρός (maurós, “dark”) (but see that entry and Μαῦρος (Maûros) for more theories about that word's origins). One suggestion is Proto-Indo-European *h₂mr̥-wós, from a root *h₂mer-; compare Latin umbra, Luwian [script needed] (marway(a)-, “rot”).

Alternatively, Beekes suggests Pre-Greek origin.^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.mau̯.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.mawˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈβros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈvros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.maˈvros/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μαυρός • (ămaurós) m (feminine ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́, neuter ᾰ̓μαυρόν); first/second declension

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓μαυρός; ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́; ᾰ̓μαυρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μαυρός ămaurós	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ ămaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρόν ămaurón	ᾰ̓μαυρώ ămaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ ămaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρώ ămaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυροί ămauroí	ᾰ̓μαυραί ămauraí	ᾰ̓μαυρᾰ́ ămaurắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓μαυροῦ ămauroû	ᾰ̓μαυρᾶς ămaurâs	ᾰ̓μαυροῦ ămauroû	ᾰ̓μαυροῖν ămauroîn	ᾰ̓μαυραῖν ămauraîn	ᾰ̓μαυροῖν ămauroîn	ᾰ̓μαυρῶν ămaurôn	ᾰ̓μαυρῶν ămaurôn	ᾰ̓μαυρῶν ămaurôn
Dative	ᾰ̓μαυρῷ ămaurōî	ᾰ̓μαυρᾷ ămaurāî	ᾰ̓μαυρῷ ămaurōî	ᾰ̓μαυροῖν ămauroîn	ᾰ̓μαυραῖν ămauraîn	ᾰ̓μαυροῖν ămauroîn	ᾰ̓μαυροῖς ămauroîs	ᾰ̓μαυραῖς ămauraîs	ᾰ̓μαυροῖς ămauroîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓μαυρόν ămaurón	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ν ămaurā́n	ᾰ̓μαυρόν ămaurón	ᾰ̓μαυρώ ămaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ ămaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρώ ămaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυρούς ămauroús	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ς ămaurā́s	ᾰ̓μαυρᾰ́ ămaurắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓μαυρέ ămauré	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ ămaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρόν ămaurón	ᾰ̓μαυρώ ămaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ ămaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρώ ămaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυροί ămauroí	ᾰ̓μαυραί ămauraí	ᾰ̓μαυρᾰ́ ămaurắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μαυρῶς ămaurôs			ᾰ̓μαυρότερος ămauróteros			ᾰ̓μαυρότᾰτος ămaurótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

(dim, dark): ᾰ̓μαυρής (ămaurḗs) (Byzantine)

Derived terms

ᾰ̓μαυρῐ́ᾱ (ămaurĭ́ā)
ᾰ̓μαυρόστῐκτος (ămauróstĭktos) (Byzantine)
ᾰ̓μαυρότης (ămaurótēs)
ᾰ̓μαυρόω (ămauróō)
ᾰ̓μαύρωσῐς (ămaúrōsĭs)
Μαῦρος (Maûros)

Descendants

Greek: αμαυρός (amavrós)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀμαυρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 84

“ἀμαυρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀμαυρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἀμαυρός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀμαυρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀμαυρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἀμαυρός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- blind idem, page 83.
- dark idem, page 195.
- dim idem, page 224.
- dusky idem, page 256.
- faint idem, page 302.
- feeble idem, page 313.
- ghostly idem, page 358.
- glazed idem, page 361.
- gloomy idem, page 362.
- helpless idem, page 396.
- humble idem, page 409.
- immaterial idem, page 417.
- impalpable idem, page 419.
- infirm idem, page 438.
- inglorious idem, page 440.
- mean idem, page 519.
- misty idem, page 536.
- obscure idem, page 566.
- shadowy idem, page 760.
- spectral idem, page 800.
- unsubstantial idem, page 933.
- vague idem, page 942.
- weak idem, page 969.

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀμαυρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 84

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