See also: αβρός

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

 

Adjective edit

ἁβρός (habrósm (feminine ἁβρᾱ́, neuter ἁβρόν); first/second declension (chiefly poetry, never in old Epic, rare in early Prose)

  1. graceful, delicate, pretty (especially of the body)
  2. splendid (of things)
  3. graceful, pretty (of style)
  4. dainty, luxurious (frequently with a notion of disparagement); hence, delicate (a common epithet of Asiatics)

Declension edit

In poetry sometimes:

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: αβρός (avrós)
  • English: abrosexual
  • Translingual: Abronia
  • Translingual: Abrus

Further reading edit