barus

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See also: bārus and βαρύς

Esperanto

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Verb

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barus

  1. conditional of bari

Ido

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Verb

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barus

  1. conditional of barar

Latvian

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Noun

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barus m

  1. accusative plural of bars

Lithuanian

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Noun

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barus m

  1. accusative plural of baras

Welsh

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Etymology

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From bâr (desire, greed) +‎ -us, from Proto-Celtic *bar(an)- (fury, anger), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (pierce, strike).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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barus (feminine singular barus, plural barus, equative mor farus, comparative mwy barus, superlative mwyaf barus)

  1. greedy

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
barus farus marus unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bar(an)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 56

Further reading

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  • 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