See also: μαύρος

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly the Moors' native name (from a dialect of Berber), compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵖⵓⵔ (mɣur, big); or from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (to flicker; to darken; to be dark), cognate to Proto-Germanic *merkuz (dark) and Albanian murg (dark).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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μαυρός (maurósm or f (neuter μαυρόν); second declension

  1. (pertaining either to light or color) dark, dusky
  2. (difficult to discern, barely able to be seen): dim, faint, indistinct, obscure, shadowy
  3. (not readily visible or noticeable): inconspicuous, unapparent, unnoticed, unknown
  4. (difficult to understand): fathomless, incomprehensible, inscrutable, obscure, uncertain, undefined, vague
  5. (tending to produce uncertainty or confusion): baffling, bewildering, perplexing, puzzling
  6. (pertaining to vision) blind, sightless; feeble, weak

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: μαύρος (mávros, black, dark)

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Moor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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