ἁβρός

See also: αβρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἁβρός • (habrós) m (feminine ἁβρᾱ́, neuter ἁβρόν); first/second declension

(chiefly poetry, never in old Epic, rare in early Prose)
  1. graceful, delicate, pretty (especially of the body)
  2. splendid (of things)
  3. graceful, pretty (of style)
  4. dainty, luxurious (frequently with a notion of disparagement); hence, delicate (a common epithet of Asiatics)

Declension

In poetry sometimes:

Descendants

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