ἀμαυρής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.mau̯.rɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.mawˈre̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.maˈβris/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.maˈvris/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.maˈvris/
Adjective
ᾰ̓μαυρής • (amaurḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓μαυρές); third declension
Declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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