μαυρός

μαυρός

See also: μαύρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀμαυρός (amaurós)

Etymology

Possibly the Moors' native name (from a dialect of Arabic), or connected to ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dark, dim, faint”), though this adjective only appears in late Greek and could have originated from the peoples' name as the reverse.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

Adjective

μαυρός • (maurós) m, f (neuter μαυρόν); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension of μαυρός; μαυρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		μαυρός maurós	μαυρόν maurón		μαυρώ maurṓ	μαυρώ maurṓ		μαυροί mauroí	μαυρᾰ́ maurá
Genitive		μαυροῦ mauroû	μαυροῦ mauroû		μαυροῖν mauroîn	μαυροῖν mauroîn		μαυρῶν maurôn	μαυρῶν maurôn
Dative		μαυρῷ maurôi	μαυρῷ maurôi		μαυροῖν mauroîn	μαυροῖν mauroîn		μαυροῖς mauroîs	μαυροῖς mauroîs
Accusative		μαυρόν maurón	μαυρόν maurón		μαυρώ maurṓ	μαυρώ maurṓ		μαυρούς mauroús	μαυρᾰ́ maurá
Vocative		μαυρέ mauré	μαυρόν maurón		μαυρώ maurṓ	μαυρώ maurṓ		μαυροί mauroí	μαυρᾰ́ maurá
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		μαυρῶς maurôs			μαυρότερος mauróteros			μαυρότᾰτος maurótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: μαύρος (mávros, “black, dark”)

References

• μαυρός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• μαυρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette