φαλακρός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compound of φαλός (phalós, white) +‎ ἄκρος (ákros, topmost).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

φᾰλᾰκρός (phalakrósm (feminine φᾰλᾰκρᾱ́, neuter φᾰλᾰκρόν); first/second declension

  1. bald

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós).

Adjective

φαλακρός (falakrósm (feminine φαλακρή, neuter φαλακρό)

  1. bald, hairless
  2. (figuratively) bald, denuded, barren
    • 2016, Αμάντα Μιχαλοπούλου, Έξω η ζωή είναι πολύχρωμη[2]:
      Τώρα έχει μείνει ένα φαλακρό κτήμα, αλλά παλιά ήταν δίπατο σπίτι, είχε ελιές γύρω γύρω, κι ο γέρος μου, που κάποτε δεν ήταν καθόλου γέρος, έπαιζε μετ' αδέρφια του μακριά γαϊδούρα.
      Tóra échei meínei éna falakró ktíma, allá paliá ítan dípato spíti, eíche eliés gýro gýro, ki o géros mou, pou kápote den ítan kathólou géros, épaize met' adérfia tou makriá gaïdoúra.
      Now a barren farm remains but in the olden days it was a duplex house; it had olives all around and my old man, who at one time wasn't old at all, used to play a kid's game with his brothers.

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