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 (marway(a)-, “rot”).
Alternatively, Beekes suggests Pre-Greek origin.[1]
ᾰ̓μαυρός • (amaurós) m (feminine ᾰ̓μαυρᾱ́, neuter ᾰ̓μαυρόν); first/second declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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