barbaric

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός (barbarikós, “barbaric, savage, fierce”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/, /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛɹɪk/

Adjective

barbaric (comparative more barbaric, superlative most barbaric)

of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilised, uncultured or uncouth
Killing doctors is barbaric.

Antonym: nonbarbaric

Translations

uncivilised

Bulgarian: ва́рварски (bg) (várvarski), див (bg) (div)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 野蠻 (zh), 野蛮 (zh) (yěmán), 殘暴 (zh), 残暴 (zh) (cánbào), 粗野 (zh) (cūyě)
Czech: barbarský (cs)
Finnish: raakalaismainen, barbaarinen (fi)
French: barbare (fr)
Galician: bárbaro m
German: barbarisch (de)
Greek:
Ancient: βαρβαρικός (barbarikós)
Hungarian: barbár (hu)

Italian: barbarico (it), barbaro (it)
Japanese: 野蛮な (ja) (やばんな, yaban-na)
Korean: 야만의 (ko) (yaman-ui) (野蠻 (ko) + 의 (ko) (ui))
Norwegian:
Bokmål: barbarisk

Nynorsk: barbarisk
Portuguese: bárbaro (pt)
Russian: ва́рварский (ru) (várvarskij), ди́кий (ru) (díkij)
Spanish: barbárico (es), bárbaro (es)
Swedish: barbarisk (sv)
Vietnamese: dã man (vi) (野蠻)

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