σοβαρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σοβ(έω) (sob(éō), to scare away) + -αρός (-arós).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σοβᾰρός • (sobarós) m (feminine σοβᾰρᾱ́, neuter σοβᾰρόν); first/second declension

  1. rushing, violent
  2. swaggering, pompous, haughty
  3. (of things) rousing, imposing, impressive

Inflection

Derived terms

  • σοβᾰρεύομαι (sobareúomai)
  • σοβᾰρητῐκός (sobarētikós)
  • σοβᾰροβλέφᾰρος (sobaroblépharos)

Descendants

  • Greek: σοβαρός (sovarós) (learned)

References

  1. σοβαρός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek σοβαρός (sobarós, pompous) and semantic loan from Italian serioso.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /so.vaˈɾos/
  • Hyphenation: σο‧βα‧ρός

Adjective

σοβαρός • (sovarós) m (feminine σοβαρή, neuter σοβαρό)

  1. reliable, serious, humourless, grave

Declension

  • ασοβάρευτος (asováreftos)
  • ασόβαρος (asóvaros) (colloquial)
  • σοβαρεύω (sovarévo)
  • σοβαρολογώ (sovarologó)
  • σοβαρότητα f (sovarótita)
  • σοβαροφάνεια f (sovarofáneia)
  • σοβαροφανής (sovarofanís)

References

  1. σοβαρός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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