ἀμαυρής

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.mau̯.rɛ̌ːs/ → /a.maˈβris/ → /a.maˈvris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.mau̯.rɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.mawˈre̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈβris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈvris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.maˈvris/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μαυρής • (amaurḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓μαυρές); third declension

1. (Byzantine) dim, dark
   • GermII 262.23

Declension

Third declension of ᾰ̓μαυρής; ᾰ̓μαυρές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓μαυρής amaurḗs	ᾰ̓μαυρές amaurés		ᾰ̓μαυρεῖ amaureî	ᾰ̓μαυρεῖ amaureî		ᾰ̓μαυρεῖς amaureîs	ᾰ̓μαυρῆ amaurê
Genitive		ᾰ̓μαυροῦς amauroûs	ᾰ̓μαυροῦς amauroûs		ᾰ̓μαυροῖν amauroîn	ᾰ̓μαυροῖν amauroîn		ᾰ̓μαυρῶν amaurôn	ᾰ̓μαυρῶν amaurôn
Dative		ᾰ̓μαυρεῖ amaureî	ᾰ̓μαυρεῖ amaureî		ᾰ̓μαυροῖν amauroîn	ᾰ̓μαυροῖν amauroîn		ᾰ̓μαυρέσῐ / ᾰ̓μαυρέσῐν amaurési(n)	ᾰ̓μαυρέσῐ / ᾰ̓μαυρέσῐν amaurési(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓μαυρῆ amaurê	ᾰ̓μαυρές amaurés		ᾰ̓μαυρεῖ amaureî	ᾰ̓μαυρεῖ amaureî		ᾰ̓μαυρεῖς amaureîs	ᾰ̓μαυρῆ amaurê
Vocative		ᾰ̓μαυρές amaurés	ᾰ̓μαυρές amaurés		ᾰ̓μαυρεῖ amaureî	ᾰ̓μαυρεῖ amaureî		ᾰ̓μαυρεῖς amaureîs	ᾰ̓μαυρῆ amaurê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓μαυρῶς amaurôs			ᾰ̓μαυρέστερος amaurésteros			ᾰ̓μαυρέστᾰτος amauréstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• (dim, dark): ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós) (Classical)

References

• ἀμαυρής in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften