ἄγριος

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See also: άγριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵr̥yos (campestral, of a field). By surface analysis, ἀγρός (agrós, field, country) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἄγρῐος (ágriosm (feminine ἀγρίᾱ, neuter ἄγρῐον); first/second declension

  1. Living in the open fields
  2. (of plants or animals) wild (non-domesticated),
  3. (of people or animals) wild, savage, violent, fierce
  4. (of situations) cruel, harsh

Usage notes

Some writers treat ἄγριος as solely a second declension adjective, and so adjectives declined as masculine may be masculine or feminine.

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Descendants

  • Greek: άγριος (ágrios, wild, fierce)
  • Albanian: egër[2]

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀγρός (> DER > ἄγριος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 16
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “egër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 86

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