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ἁβρός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἁβρός ἁβρά̄ ἁβρόν

Structure: ἁβρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: perhaps the same root as h(/bh?

Sense

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

Declension

First/Second declension

		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Nominative	ἁβρός	ἁβρᾱ́	ἁβρόν
	Genitive	ἁβροῦ	ἁβρᾶς	ἁβροῦ
	Dative	ἁβρῷ	ἁβρᾷ	ἁβρῷ
	Accusative	ἁβρόν	ἁβρᾱ́ν	ἁβρόν
	Vocative	ἁβρέ	ἁβρᾱ́	ἁβρόν
Dual	N/A/V	ἁβρώ	ἁβρᾱ́	ἁβρώ
Dual	G/D	ἁβροῖν	ἁβραῖν	ἁβροῖν
Plural	Nominative	ἁβροί	ἁβραί	ἁβρά
	Genitive	ἁβρῶν	ἁβρῶν	ἁβρῶν
	Dative	ἁβροῖς	ἁβραῖς	ἁβροῖς
	Accusative	ἁβρούς	ἁβρᾱ́ς	ἁβρά
	Vocative	ἁβροί	ἁβραί	ἁβρά

	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Adjective	ἁβρός ἁβροῦ	ἁβρότερος ἁβροτεροῦ	ἁβρότατος ἁβροτατοῦ
Adverb	ἁβρώς	ἁβρότερον	ἁβρότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

αἱ μὲν γὰρ χάριτεσ, ὦ Διοσκόρω, πολλαί, καὶ μάλιστα ὁπόταν ᾅδῃ καὶ ἁβρὸσ εἶναι θέλῃ, ὄνοσ αὐτολυρίζων, φασίν. (Lucian, Dialogi meretricii, 4:4)
ἀτὰρ εἰπέ μοι καὶ τόδε, τί δή ποτε ἁβρὸσ οὕτω θεὸσ ὢν καὶ γέρων ἐπιλεξάμενοσ τὸ ἀτερπέστατον, ὁπότε ἡ χιὼν ἐπέχει τὰ πάντα καὶ ὁ βορρᾶσ πολὺσ καὶ οὐδὲν ὅ τι οὐ πέπηγεν ὑπὸ τοῦ κρύουσ καὶ τὰ δένδρα ξηρὰ καὶ γυμνὰ καὶ ἄφυλλα καὶ οἱ λειμῶνεσ ἄμορφοι καὶ ἀπηνθηκότεσ καὶ οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἐπικεκυφότεσ ὥσπερ οἱ πάνυ γεγηρακότεσ, ἀμφὶ τὴν κάμινον οἱ πολλοί, τηνικαῦτα ἑορτάζεισ; (Lucian, Saturnalia, 9:1)
"πόθεν οἰκήτωρ, ἤ τισ Ιὤνων τρυφεραμπεχόνων ἁβρὸσ ἡδυπαθὴσ ὄχλοσ ὡρ́μηται; (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 12, book 12, chapter 20 1:100)
νῦν δέ μοι ἱμερόεισ κόλπων ἔντοσθεν ἰαύει λάτρισ ἐϋστεφάνου Κύπριδοσ ἁβρὸσ Ἔρωσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 3252)
ὅμοιον ἁβρὸσ δ’ ἐν προχοαῖσ Κύκλωψ φθογγάζετο μύρμηξ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 5391)

Synonyms

splendid
- ἐπιφανής (splendid, glorious)
- ὑπερήφανος (magnificent, splendid)
- φαεινός (splendid, brilliant)
- ἀγλαόδωρος (giving splendid gifts)
- ἀριπρεπής (very bright, splendid)
dainty
- τρυφερός (delicate, dainty)
- ἁβροκόμης (with delicate or luxuriant leaves)

ἀσκητός (curiously wrought)
ἑλίχρυσος (a creeping plant with yellow flower or fruit)
πολιοκρόταφος (with gray hair on the temples)
σύρμα (anything trailed or dragged)
νωδός (toothless)
δίζημαι (to seek out)
νεκτάρεος (nectarous)
ἔριθος (a day-labourer)
ἄνθεμον (costliest)
μελίλωτον (melilot)
εὔοσμος (sweet-smelling)
τάλαρος (a basket)
φίλαυλος (fond of the flute)
ἄθυρμα (a plaything)
ἐπέραστος (lovely)
ἀειζώων (ever-living)
μεμελημένως (carefully)
ἀοιδοπόλος (one busied with song)
καλαθίσκος ()
Λυαῖος (Deliverer)
ἀμάρακον ()
θέλγω (to stroke or touch with magic power)
ἀκήν (softly)
ἄκατος (a light vessel)
ἀκᾶ (softly)
δρέπω (to pluck)
ἀλφηστής (working for one's daily bread)
ἐράσμιος (lovely)
φιλύρα (the lime or linden tree)
πενιχρός (poor)

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dainty

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ἁβρός

Sense

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splendid

dainty

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