βάρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to βαρύς (barús).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰ́ρος (báros) n (genitive βᾰ́ρους or βᾰ́ρεος); third declension

  1. weight, burden, load
  2. grief, sorrow
  3. plenty
  4. dignity, influence, power

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: bar (see there for further descendants)
  • Greek: βάρος (város)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.ros/
  • Hyphenation: va‧ros

Noun

βάρος (város) n (plural βάρη)

  1. (physics) weight
  2. weight, heaviness
    Το βάρος ενός αντικειμένου είναι η δύναμη του αντικειμένου που οφείλεται στη βαρύτητα.
    To város enós antikeiménou eínai i dýnami tou antikeiménou pou ofeíletai sti varýtita.
    The weight of an object is the force of the object due to gravity.
  3. burden, load, cargo
  4. (figuratively) onus

Declension

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