Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From σοβ(έω) (sob(éō), to scare away) +‎ -αρός (-arós).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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σοβᾰρός (sobarósm (feminine σοβᾰρᾱ́, neuter σοβᾰρόν); first/second declension

  1. rushing, violent
  2. swaggering, pompous, haughty
  3. (of things) rousing, imposing, impressive

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σοβαρός (sovarós) (learned)

References

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  1. ^ σοβαρός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek σοβαρός (sobarós, pompous) and semantic loan from Italian serioso.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /so.vaˈɾos/
  • Hyphenation: σο‧βα‧ρός

Adjective

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σοβαρός (sovarósm (feminine σοβαρή, neuter σοβαρό)

  1. reliable, serious, humourless, grave

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ σοβαρός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language