ἁβρός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

ἁβρός (habrósm (feminine ἁβρᾱ́, neuter ἁβρόν); first/second declension (chiefly poetry, never in old Epic, rare in early Prose)

  1. graceful, delicate, pretty (especially of the body)
  2. splendid (of things)
  3. graceful, pretty (of style)
  4. dainty, luxurious (frequently with a notion of disparagement); hence, delicate (a common epithet of Asiatics)

Declension[edit]

In poetry sometimes:

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: αβρός (avrós)
  • English: abrosexual
  • Translingual: Abronia
  • Translingual: Abrus

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