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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

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

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ἁβρός ἁβρᾱ́ ἁβρόν
Genitive ἁβροῦ ἁβρᾶς ἁβροῦ
Dative ἁβρῷ ἁβρᾷ ἁβρῷ
Accusative ἁβρόν ἁβρᾱ́ν ἁβρόν
Vocative ἁβρέ ἁβρᾱ́ ἁβρόν
DualN/A/V ἁβρώ ἁβρᾱ́ ἁβρώ
G/D ἁβροῖν ἁβραῖν ἁβροῖν
PluralNominative 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

  • τοὺσ μὲν γὰρ Φαίακασ καὶ πάνυ εἰκὸσ ἦν ὀρχήσει χαίρειν, ἁβρούσ τε ὄντασ καὶ ἐν πάσῃ εὐδαιμονίᾳ διατρίβοντασ. (Lucian, De saltatione, (no name) 13:3)
  • Ἁβρούσ, ναὶ τὸν Ἔρωτα, τρέφει Τύροσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 12, chapter 591)

Synonyms

  1. splendid

  2. dainty

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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