σκληρός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to parch, wither) + -ρός (-rós). See also σκέλλω (skéllō, to dry up, parch).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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σκληρός (sklērósm (feminine σκληρά, neuter σκληρόν); first/second declension

  1. hard
  2. harsh

Inflection

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σκληρός (sklirós)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκληρός, σκληφρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1355

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, hard, tough).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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σκληρός (sklirósm (feminine σκληρή, neuter σκληρό)

  1. hard
  2. fierce, rough, cruel, harsh

Declension

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Antonyms

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Further reading

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