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> they speculate that the non-local individuals present were mercenaries From the infamous Mauro Nero company?

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• YeGoblynQueenne 5y ago
  Mavro Nero :) "Mauro" is the word for "black" in the Venetian dialect. Side-by-side with "Nero" (also "black") I thought you were making a joke in Italian, but I couldn't tell what it was. Also, in ancient Greek it would be "Melan Ydor" (Μέλαν Ύδωρ).
  • jhgb 5y ago
    I was under the impression that 'nero' and 'hydor' were both 'water' in Greek. But apparently I mixed up modern and ancient usage in my head. Oh, well...
    • d_tr 5y ago
      We actually do use both in modern Greek, but "hydor" is mostly used in compound words. In ancient (but also in modern) Greek, "nearon hydor" means "young (i.e. "fresh") water", and at least according to a greek professor whom I was watching on tv the other day, this phrase is where the modern "nero" originates from.
    • utopcell 5y ago
      Indeed, nero (νερό) is water in Greek, as is hydor (ύδωρ). Mavro Nero (μαύρο νερό) translates to black water.
    • YeGoblynQueenne 5y ago
      "Nero" also means "water" in Greek (modern Greek, as explained by d_tr). I was confused about whether you meant it as a Greek or Italian word by "mauro" that made the whole phrase sound Italian, at first. Sorry for the confusion :)
  • wutangson1 5y ago
    I think the joke was 'Black Water' the infamous mercenary security company