σοβαρός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From σοβ(έω) (sob(éō), to scare away) +‎ -αρός (-arós).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

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

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

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: σοβαρός (sovarós) (learned)

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek σοβαρός (sobarós, pompous) and semantic loan from Italian serioso.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

σοβαρός (sovarósm (feminine σοβαρή, neuter σοβαρό)

  1. reliable, serious, humourless, grave

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ σοβαρόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.