ἀμαυρής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós) + a suffix? -ης (-ēs)? -ής (-ḗs)?”

Pronunciation

(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

(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
Derived forms	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

ἀμαυρής

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