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Esperanto
Verb
barus
- conditional of bari
Ido
Verb
barus
- conditional of barar
Latvian
Noun
barus m
- accusative plural of bars
Lithuanian
Noun
barus m
- accusative plural of baras
Welsh
Etymology
From bâr (“desire, greed”) + -us, from Proto-Celtic *bar(an)- (“fury, anger”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“pierce, strike”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
barus (feminine singular barus, plural barus, equative mor farus, comparative mwy barus, superlative mwyaf barus)
- greedy
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “barus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies