σοβαρός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σοβ(έω) (sob(éō), to scare away) +‎ -αρός (-arós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σοβᾰρός (sobarósm (feminine σοβᾰρᾱ́, neuter σοβᾰρόν); first/second declension

  1. rushing, violent
  2. swaggering, pompous, haughty
  3. (of things) rousing, imposing, impressive

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: σοβαρός (sovarós) (learned)

References

  1. ^ σοβαρός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek σοβαρός (sobarós, pompous) and semantic loan from Italian serioso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /so.vaˈɾos/
  • Hyphenation: σο‧βα‧ρός

Adjective

σοβαρός (sovarósm (feminine σοβαρή, neuter σοβαρό)

  1. reliable, serious, humourless, grave

Declension

Related terms

References

  1. ^ σοβαρόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.