βαρύτης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βᾰρῠ́ς (barús, heavy) +‎ -της (-tēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰρῠ́της (barútēsf (genitive βᾰρῠ́τητος); third declension

  1. weight, heaviness
    1. heaviness of limb
    2. (of digestion)
  2. (of men) troublesomeness, importunity
    1. disagreeableness
  3. arrogance
    1. gravity
  4. (of sound) depth, low pitch
    1. (grammar) the grave accent
      1. absence of accent
  5. (rhetoric) adoption of an injured tone
    • Aps. p.331.H.

Declension

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Greek: βαρύτητα (varýtita)
  • English: baryta

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