βαρύς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us. Cognate to Sanskrit गुरु (gurú), Latin gravis.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

βᾰρῠ́ς (barúsm (feminine βᾰρεῖᾰ, neuter βᾰρύ); first/third declension

  1. heavy, weighty
    Antonyms: ἀβαρής (abarḗs), ἐλαφρός (elaphrós), κοῦφος (koûphos)
  2. heavy, burdensome, oppressive
  3. deep, hollow, loud (voice)
  4. grievous, troublesome, painful
  5. unwholesome
  6. hard, cruel
  7. strong, mighty

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Greek: βαρύς (varýs)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), from Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.

Adjective

βαρύς (varýsm (feminine βαριά or βαρεία, neuter βαρύ)

  1. heavy, weighty
  2. harsh, strong

Declension

Related terms

  • and see: βάρος n (város, weight, mass)

Further reading

  • βαρύςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.