Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Specific use of μαῦρος (maûros, black), from Classical ἀμαυρός (amaurós, dark, dusky).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Μαῦρος (Maûrosm (feminine Μαύρᾱ, neuter Μαῦρον); first/second declension (Koine, Byzantine)

  1. Mauretanian, Moorish
  2. (nominalized, masculine plural) Mauretanians, Moors

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲩⲣⲏⲥ (maurēs)
  • Latin: Maurus (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Sophocles, E. A. (1900) Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B. C. 146 to A. D. 1100), New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 737

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