ἀμορβός

Ancient Greek

Unknown.^[1] One theory relates the word to Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga, “path”); see there for more.

ἀμορβός • (amorbós) m (genitive ἀμορβοῦ); second declension

Second declension of ὁ ᾰμορβός; τοῦ ᾰμορβοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰμορβός ho ămorbós	τὼ ᾰμορβώ tṑ ămorbṓ	οἱ ᾰμορβοί hoi ămorboí
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰμορβοῦ toû ămorboû	τοῖν ᾰμορβοῖν toîn ămorboîn	τῶν ᾰμορβῶν tôn ămorbôn
Dative	τῷ ᾰμορβῷ tōî ămorbōî	τοῖν ᾰμορβοῖν toîn ămorboîn	τοῖς ᾰμορβοῖς toîs ămorboîs
Accusative	τὸν ᾰμορβόν tòn ămorbón	τὼ ᾰμορβώ tṑ ămorbṓ	τοὺς ᾰμορβούς toùs ămorboús
Vocative	ᾰμορβέ ămorbé	ᾰμορβώ ămorbṓ	ᾰμορβοί ămorboí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂mergʷ- (“dark”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *merkuz (“dark”), Lithuanian márgas (“colorful”), Proto-Celtic *mrixtos (“painted, speckled”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

ᾰ̓μορβός • (ămorbós) m or f (neuter ᾰμορβόν); second declension

Second declension of ᾰμορβός; ᾰμορβόν (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰμορβός ămorbós	ᾰμορβόν ămorbón	ᾰμορβώ ămorbṓ	ᾰμορβώ ămorbṓ	ᾰμορβοί ămorboí	ᾰμορβᾰ́ ămorbắ
Genitive	ᾰμορβοῦ ămorboû	ᾰμορβοῦ ămorboû	ᾰμορβοῖν ămorboîn	ᾰμορβοῖν ămorboîn	ᾰμορβῶν ămorbôn	ᾰμορβῶν ămorbôn
Dative	ᾰμορβῷ ămorbōî	ᾰμορβῷ ămorbōî	ᾰμορβοῖν ămorboîn	ᾰμορβοῖν ămorboîn	ᾰμορβοῖς ămorboîs	ᾰμορβοῖς ămorboîs
Accusative	ᾰμορβόν ămorbón	ᾰμορβόν ămorbón	ᾰμορβώ ămorbṓ	ᾰμορβώ ămorbṓ	ᾰμορβούς ămorboús	ᾰμορβᾰ́ ămorbắ
Vocative	ᾰμορβέ ămorbé	ᾰμορβόν ămorbón	ᾰμορβώ ămorbṓ	ᾰμορβώ ămorbṓ	ᾰμορβοί ămorboí	ᾰμορβᾰ́ ămorbắ
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰμορβῶς ămorbôs		ᾰμορβότερος ămorbóteros		ᾰμορβότᾰτος ămorbótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀμορβός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 90