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|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[weak]] (Il.).<br />Derivatives: Denom. <b class="b3">ἀφαυροῦται</b> (Erot., v. l. <b class="b3">ἀμαυροῦται</b>), as explnation of <b class="b3">ἀμαλδύνεται</b>.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Unknown. These words are often explained as contaminations (s. Frisk), for which there is no reason; it only testifies to our ignorance. Much more probably Fur. 330 compares <b class="b3">φαῦρος κοῦφος</b> H., <b class="b3">φλαῦρος</b> (with inserted <b class="b3">λ</b>?) and <b class="b3">φαῦλος</b>. I suggest that <b class="b3">ἀμαυρός</b> \/ <b class="b3">μαυρός</b> is also cognate (with <b class="b3">μ</b> \/ labial stop, e.g. <b class="b3">λαφύσσω</b> \/ <b class="b3">λαμυρός</b> etc., Fur. 224ff.; note the v.l. of the verb cited above). Note that <b class="b3">-αυρος</b> can hardly be IE (<b class="b2">-eh₂u-ro-</b>?). | |etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[weak]] (Il.).<br />Derivatives: Denom. <b class="b3">ἀφαυροῦται</b> (Erot., v. l. <b class="b3">ἀμαυροῦται</b>), as explnation of <b class="b3">ἀμαλδύνεται</b>.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Unknown. These words are often explained as contaminations (s. Frisk), for which there is no reason; it only testifies to our ignorance. Much more probably Fur. 330 compares <b class="b3">φαῦρος κοῦφος</b> H., <b class="b3">φλαῦρος</b> (with inserted <b class="b3">λ</b>?) and <b class="b3">φαῦλος</b>. I suggest that <b class="b3">ἀμαυρός</b> \/ <b class="b3">μαυρός</b> is also cognate (with <b class="b3">μ</b> \/ labial stop, e.g. <b class="b3">λαφύσσω</b> \/ <b class="b3">λαμυρός</b> etc., Fur. 224ff.; note the v.l. of the verb cited above). Note that <b class="b3">-αυρος</b> can hardly be IE (<b class="b2">-eh₂u-ro-</b>?). | ||
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|mdlsjtxt=[deriv. uncertain].]<br />[[feeble]], [[powerless]], παιδὸς ἀφαυροῦ Il.; [[mostly]] in comp. and Sup., Hom., Hes.:—adv. -ρῶς, Anth. | |||
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