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

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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