λάβρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly dissimilated from *rabʰros, from Proto-Indo-European *rabʰ- (to rage, to be furious, to anger) (whence also Latin rabiō, rabiēs and Sanskrit रभस् (rabhas)).

Pronunciation

 
 

Adjective

λᾱ́βρος • (lā́bros) m or f (neuter λᾱ́βρον); second declension (Homeric)
λᾰ́βρος • (lábros) m or f (neuter λᾰ́βρον); second declension (Post-Homeric)
λᾰ́βρος • (lábros) m (feminine λᾰ́βρᾱ, neuter λᾰ́βρον); first/second declension (Post-Homeric, rare)

  1. (Homeric, of wind and water) furious, boisterous
  2. (Homeric, of the Hellespont personified) huge, mighty
  3. (Post-Homeric, of men) boisterous, turbulent
  4. (Post-Homeric, of men, of speech) hasty
  5. (Post-Homeric, of men) fierce, violent, impetuous

Usage notes

  • The initial alpha is long by position in Epic Greek but short in later texts. Although Homer does not use λάβρος to describe people or their speech, he has the related words λαβραγόρης and λαβρεύομαι used in those ways.

Declension

Derived terms

  • λαβραγορέω (labragoréō)
  • λαβραγόρης (labragórēs)
  • λαβράζω (labrázō)
  • λαβράκιον (labrákion)
  • λαβράκτης (labráktēs)
  • λαβράνιος (labránios)
  • λάβραξ (lábrax)
  • λαβρεία (labreía)
  • λαβρεύομαι (labreúomai)
  • λαβρηγορέω (labrēgoréō)
  • λαβροβόρος (labrobóros)
  • λαβρόνιον (labrónion)
  • λαβρόομαι (labróomai)
  • λαβροπόδης (labropódēs)
  • λαβροποσία (labroposía)
  • λαβροποτέω (labropotéō)
  • λαβροσιάων (labrosiáōn)
  • λαβροστομέω (labrostoméō)
  • λαβροστομία (labrostomía)
  • λαβροσύνη (labrosúnē)
  • λαβρόσυτος (labrósutos)
  • λαβρότης (labrótēs)
  • λαβροφαγέω (labrophagéō)
  • λαβρύσσει (labrússei)

References

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