πικρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pikrós, formally identical to Proto-Slavic *pьstrъ (variegated), which is from Proto-Indo-European *piḱ-rós, from the root *peyḱ- (color, speckle). Further cognate is ποικίλος (poikílos, particoloured).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πῐκρός (pikrós) m (feminine πῐκρᾱ́, neuter πῐκρόν); first/second declension

  1. pointed, sharp, keen
  2. (of taste) pungent, bitter, acrid
  3. (of feeling) sharp, keen
  4. (of sound) piercing, shrill
  5. (figuratively) bitter, hateful
  6. embittered, angry, hostile
  7. relentless, spiteful, vindictive

Inflection

Derived terms

  • γλῠκῠ́πῑκρος (glukúpīkros)
  • θελξῐ́πῐκρος (thelxípikros)
  • πῐ́κρᾱ (píkrā)
  • πῐκρᾰ́ζω (pikrázō)
  • πῐκραίνω (pikraínō)
  • πῐκρᾰντῐκός (pikrantikós)
  • πῐκρᾰ́ς (pikrás)
  • πῐκρᾰσμός (pikrasmós)
  • πῐκρῐ́ᾱ (pikríā)
  • πῐκρῐ́δῐον (pikrídion)
  • πῐκρῐ́δῐος (pikrídios)
  • πῐκρῐ́ζω (pikrízō)
  • πῐκρῐ́ς (pikrís)
  • πῐκρόγᾰμος (pikrógamos)
  • πῐκρόγλωσσος (pikróglōssos)
  • πῐκρόκᾰρπος (pikrókarpos)
  • πῐκρολογῐ́ᾱ (pikrologíā)
  • πῐκρολόγος (pikrológos)
  • πῐκρόλωτος (pikrólōtos)
  • πῐκροποιός (pikropoiós)
  • πῐκρότης (pikrótēs)
  • πῐκρόχολος (pikrókholos)
  • πῐκρόω (pikróō)
  • πολῠ́πῐκρος (polúpikros)

Descendants

  • Greek: πικρός (pikrós)
  • Pontic Greek: πικρός (pikrós)
    • Laz: პრიკე (p̌riǩe), პრიკა (p̌riǩa)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós).

Adjective

πικρός (pikrós) m (feminine πικρή, neuter πικρό)

  1. bitter (taste)
    Antonym: άπικρος (ápikros)
  2. (figuratively) bitter, sorrowful

Declension

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