κατάμαυρος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κατάμαυρος.[1] Morphologically, from κατά- (katá-, very, completely) + μαύρος (mávros, black).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈta.ma.vɾos/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τά‧μαυ‧ρος

Adjective

κατάμαυρος • (katámavros) m (feminine κατάμαυρη, neuter κατάμαυρο)

  1. (intensive adjective, adjective for color/colour) jet-black, pitch-black, completely black
    • 1978, “Μενεξεδένια Τα Βουνά [Violet Were The Mountains]”, in Giannis Theodorakis (lyrics), Mikis Theodorakis (music), Ταξίδι Μέσα Στη Νύχτα [Journey Into The Night], performed by Margarita Zorbala:
      Μενεξεδένια ήταν τα μάτια σου,
      Κατάμαυρη είναι η μοναξιά.
      Menexedénia ítan ta mátia sou,
      Katámavri eínai i monaxiá.
      Violet were your eyes,
      Pitch-black is the loneliness.

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References

  1. κατάμαυρος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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