ὑγρός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *ugrós, from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (wet, moist). Cognate with Latin ūvidus.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ὑγρός (hugrósm (feminine ὑγρᾱ́, neuter ὑγρόν); first/second declension

  1. wet, moist
    Antonym: ξηρός (xērós)
  2. fluid

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: hygro-
  • French: hygro-
  • Greek: υγρός (ygrós)
  • Italian: igro-
  • Portuguese: higro-

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὑγρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1525-6

Further reading

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