ασπρόμαυρος

Greek

Etymology

From ασπρο- (aspro-, “white”) +‎ μαύρος (mávros, “black”). Also see the medieval verb ἀσπρομαυρίζω (aspromaurízō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈspɾo.ma.vɾos/
• Hyphenation: α‧σπρό‧μαυ‧ρος

Adjective

ασπρόμαυρος • (asprómavros) m (feminine ασπρόμαυρη, neuter ασπρόμαυρο)

1. of black-and-white color/colour

   Synonym: μαυρόασπρος (mavróaspros)

   ασπρόμαυρη ταινία, τηλεόραση, φωτογραφία

   asprómavri tainía, tileórasi, fotografía

   literally white and black (black-and-white) film, television, photograph

Declension

Declension of ασπρόμαυρος

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ασπρόμαυρος (asprómavros)	ασπρόμαυρη (asprómavri)	ασπρόμαυρο (asprómavro)		ασπρόμαυροι (asprómavroi)	ασπρόμαυρες (asprómavres)	ασπρόμαυρα (asprómavra)
genitive	ασπρόμαυρου (asprómavrou)	ασπρόμαυρης (asprómavris)	ασπρόμαυρου (asprómavrou)		ασπρόμαυρων (asprómavron)	ασπρόμαυρων (asprómavron)	ασπρόμαυρων (asprómavron)
accusative	ασπρόμαυρο (asprómavro)	ασπρόμαυρη (asprómavri)	ασπρόμαυρο (asprómavro)		ασπρόμαυρους (asprómavrous)	ασπρόμαυρες (asprómavres)	ασπρόμαυρα (asprómavra)
vocative	ασπρόμαυρε (asprómavre)	ασπρόμαυρη (asprómavri)	ασπρόμαυρο (asprómavro)		ασπρόμαυροι (asprómavroi)	ασπρόμαυρες (asprómavres)	ασπρόμαυρα (asprómavra)

Related terms

• ασπρόμαυρο n (asprómavro) (the color/colour)

• see: άσπρος (áspros) and μαύρος (mávros)

References

• ασπρόμαυρος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
• ασπρόμαυρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• ασπρόμαυρος - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)