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”). 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.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.mau̯.rós/ → /a.maˈβros/ → /a.maˈvros/

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

1. barely seen, dim, faint, shadowy
2. dark, dusky
3. sightless, blind
4. unknown, uncertain, obscure
5. inconspicuous
6. weak, feeble

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 amaurós	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ amaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρόν amaurón		ᾰ̓μαυρώ amaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ amaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρώ amaurṓ		ᾰ̓μαυροί amauroí	ᾰ̓μαυραί amauraí	ᾰ̓μαυρᾰ́ amaurá
Genitive		ᾰ̓μαυροῦ amauroû	ᾰ̓μαυρᾶς amaurâs	ᾰ̓μαυροῦ amauroû		ᾰ̓μαυροῖν amauroîn	ᾰ̓μαυραῖν amauraîn	ᾰ̓μαυροῖν amauroîn		ᾰ̓μαυρῶν amaurôn	ᾰ̓μαυρῶν amaurôn	ᾰ̓μαυρῶν amaurôn
Dative		ᾰ̓μαυρῷ amaurôi	ᾰ̓μαυρᾷ amaurâi	ᾰ̓μαυρῷ amaurôi		ᾰ̓μαυροῖν amauroîn	ᾰ̓μαυραῖν amauraîn	ᾰ̓μαυροῖν amauroîn		ᾰ̓μαυροῖς amauroîs	ᾰ̓μαυραῖς amauraîs	ᾰ̓μαυροῖς amauroîs
Accusative		ᾰ̓μαυρόν amaurón	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ν amaurā́n	ᾰ̓μαυρόν amaurón		ᾰ̓μαυρώ amaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ amaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρώ amaurṓ		ᾰ̓μαυρούς amauroús	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ς amaurā́s	ᾰ̓μαυρᾰ́ amaurá
Vocative		ᾰ̓μαυρέ amauré	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ amaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρόν amaurón		ᾰ̓μαυρώ amaurṓ	ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́ amaurā́	ᾰ̓μαυρώ amaurṓ		ᾰ̓μαυροί amauroí	ᾰ̓μαυραί amauraí	ᾰ̓μαυρᾰ́ amaurá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓μαυρῶς amaurôs				ᾰ̓μαυρότερος amauróteros				ᾰ̓μαυρότᾰτος amaurótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• (dim, dark): ᾰ̓μαυρής (amaurḗs) (Byzantine)

Derived terms

• ᾰ̓μαυρῐ́ᾱ (amauríā)
• ᾰ̓μαυρόστῐκτος (amauróstiktos) (Byzantine)
• ᾰ̓μαυρότης (amaurótēs)
• ᾰ̓μαυρόω (amauróō)
• ᾰ̓μαύρωσῐς (amaúrōsis)
• Μαῦρος (Maûros)

 

Descendants

• Greek: αμαυρός (amavrós)

Further reading

• “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 (2006–2024)
• 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.