"μαυρός" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μαυρός in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mau̯.rós/, /maˈβros/, /maˈvros/, /mau̯.rós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /mawˈros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /maˈβros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /maˈvros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /maˈvros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Possibly the Moors' native name (from a dialect of Berber), compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵖⵓⵔ (mɣur, “big”); or from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken; to be dark”), cognate to Proto-Germanic *merkuz (“dark”) and Albanian murg (“dark”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ber|-}} Berber, {{bor|grc|tzm|ⵎⵖⵓⵔ|t=big}} Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵖⵓⵔ (mɣur, “big”), {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*mergʷ-|t=to flicker; to darken; to be dark}} Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken; to be dark”), {{cog|gem-pro|*merkuz|t=dark}} Proto-Germanic *merkuz (“dark”), {{cog|sq|murg|t=dark}} Albanian murg (“dark”) Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|μαυρός|μαυρόν}} Forms: maurós [romanization], μαυρόν [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], μαυρός [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], μαυρόν [neuter, nominative, singular], μαυρώ [dual, feminine, masculine, nominative], μαυρώ [dual, neuter, nominative], μαυροί [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], μαυρᾰ́ [neuter, nominative, plural], μαυροῦ [feminine, genitive, masculine, singular], μαυροῦ [genitive, neuter, singular], μαυροῖν [dual, feminine, genitive, masculine], μαυροῖν [dual, genitive, neuter], μαυρῶν [feminine, genitive, masculine, plural], μαυρῶν [genitive, neuter, plural], μαυρῷ [dative, feminine, masculine, singular], μαυρῷ [dative, neuter, singular], μαυροῖν [dative, dual, feminine, masculine], μαυροῖν [dative, dual, neuter], μαυροῖς [dative, feminine, masculine, plural], μαυροῖς [dative, neuter, plural], μαυρόν [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], μαυρόν [accusative, neuter, singular], μαυρώ [accusative, dual, feminine, masculine], μαυρώ [accusative, dual, neuter], μαυρούς [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], μαυρᾰ́ [accusative, neuter, plural], μαυρέ [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], μαυρόν [neuter, singular, vocative], μαυρώ [dual, feminine, masculine, vocative], μαυρώ [dual, neuter, vocative], μαυροί [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], μαυρᾰ́ [neuter, plural, vocative], μαυρῶς [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], μαυρότερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], μαυρότᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. (pertaining either to light or color) dark, dusky
    Sense id: en-μαυρός-grc-adj-6wb~2PKs
  2. (difficult to discern, barely able to be seen): dim, faint, indistinct, obscure, shadowy
    Sense id: en-μαυρός-grc-adj-OteIrlF-
  3. (not readily visible or noticeable): inconspicuous, unapparent, unnoticed, unknown
    Sense id: en-μαυρός-grc-adj-BGZ158br Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 7 13 37 26 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 60 10 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 75 5 7 4
  4. (difficult to understand): fathomless, incomprehensible, inscrutable, obscure, uncertain, undefined, vague
    Sense id: en-μαυρός-grc-adj-BPFsts92
  5. (tending to produce uncertainty or confusion): baffling, bewildering, perplexing, puzzling
    Sense id: en-μαυρός-grc-adj-E~NJr4cM
  6. (pertaining to vision) blind, sightless; feeble, weak Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-μαυρός-grc-adj-k5VGTTLo Disambiguation of Vision: 2 7 11 7 8 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἀμαυρός (amaurós)
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  "etymology_text": "Possibly the Moors' native name (from a dialect of Berber), compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵖⵓⵔ (mɣur, “big”); or from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken; to be dark”), cognate to Proto-Germanic *merkuz (“dark”) and Albanian murg (“dark”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maurós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρόν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρός",
      "roman": "maurós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρόν",
      "roman": "maurón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρώ",
      "roman": "maurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρώ",
      "roman": "maurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροί",
      "roman": "mauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρᾰ́",
      "roman": "maurá",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροῦ",
      "roman": "mauroû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροῦ",
      "roman": "mauroû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροῖν",
      "roman": "mauroîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροῖν",
      "roman": "mauroîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρῶν",
      "roman": "maurôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρῶν",
      "roman": "maurôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρῷ",
      "roman": "maurôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρῷ",
      "roman": "maurôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροῖν",
      "roman": "mauroîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροῖν",
      "roman": "mauroîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροῖς",
      "roman": "mauroîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροῖς",
      "roman": "mauroîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρόν",
      "roman": "maurón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρόν",
      "roman": "maurón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρώ",
      "roman": "maurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρώ",
      "roman": "maurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρούς",
      "roman": "mauroús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρᾰ́",
      "roman": "maurá",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρέ",
      "roman": "mauré",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρόν",
      "roman": "maurón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρώ",
      "roman": "maurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρώ",
      "roman": "maurṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυροί",
      "roman": "mauroí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρᾰ́",
      "roman": "maurá",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρῶς",
      "roman": "maurôs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρότερος",
      "roman": "mauróteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαυρότᾰτος",
      "roman": "maurótatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μαυρός",
        "2": "μαυρόν"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dark, dusky"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ],
        [
          "dusky",
          "dusky"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pertaining either to light or color",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pertaining either to light or color) dark, dusky"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dim, faint, indistinct, obscure, shadowy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "discern",
          "discern"
        ],
        [
          "dim",
          "dim"
        ],
        [
          "faint",
          "faint"
        ],
        [
          "indistinct",
          "indistinct"
        ],
        [
          "obscure",
          "obscure"
        ],
        [
          "shadowy",
          "shadowy"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "difficult to discern; barely able to be seen; difficult to discern; barely able to be seen",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(difficult to discern, barely able to be seen): dim, faint, indistinct, obscure, shadowy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inconspicuous, unapparent, unnoticed, unknown"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inconspicuous",
          "inconspicuous"
        ],
        [
          "unapparent",
          "unapparent"
        ],
        [
          "unnoticed",
          "unnoticed"
        ],
        [
          "unknown",
          "unknown"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(not readily visible or noticeable): inconspicuous, unapparent, unnoticed, unknown"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "not readily visible or noticeable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fathomless, incomprehensible, inscrutable, obscure, uncertain, undefined, vague"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "fathomless",
          "fathomless"
        ],
        [
          "incomprehensible",
          "incomprehensible"
        ],
        [
          "inscrutable",
          "inscrutable"
        ],
        [
          "obscure",
          "obscure"
        ],
        [
          "uncertain",
          "uncertain"
        ],
        [
          "undefined",
          "undefined"
        ],
        [
          "vague",
          "vague"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "difficult to understand",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(difficult to understand): fathomless, incomprehensible, inscrutable, obscure, uncertain, undefined, vague"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "baffling, bewildering, perplexing, puzzling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uncertainty",
          "uncertainty"
        ],
        [
          "confusion",
          "confusion"
        ],
        [
          "baffling",
          "baffling"
        ],
        [
          "bewildering",
          "bewildering"
        ],
        [
          "perplexing",
          "perplexing"
        ],
        [
          "puzzling",
          "puzzling"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "tending to produce uncertainty or confusion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(tending to produce uncertainty or confusion): baffling, bewildering, perplexing, puzzling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blind, sightless; feeble, weak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blind",
          "blind"
        ],
        [
          "sightless",
          "sightless"
        ],
        [
          "feeble",
          "feeble"
        ],
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pertaining to vision",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pertaining to vision) blind, sightless; feeble, weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mau̯.rós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈβros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈvros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mau̯.rós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mawˈros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈβros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈvros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈvros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "amaurós",
      "word": "ἀμαυρός"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μαυρός"
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "μαυρός",
  "trace": ""
}

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