ἁβρός

See also: αβρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ha.brós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)aˈbros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈβros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈvros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈvros/

Adjective

ᾰ̔βρός • (hăbrós) m (feminine ᾰ̔βρᾱ́, neuter ᾰ̔βρόν); first/second declension (chiefly poetry, never in old Epic, rare in early Prose)

graceful, delicate, pretty (especially of the body)
splendid (of things)
graceful, pretty (of style)
dainty, luxurious (frequently with a notion of disparagement); hence, delicate (a common epithet of Asiatics)

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̔βρός; ᾰ̔βρᾱ́; ᾰ̔βρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̔βρός hăbrós	ᾰ̔βρᾱ́ hăbrā́	ᾰ̔βρόν hăbrón	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βρᾱ́ hăbrā́	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βροί hăbroí	ᾰ̔βραί hăbraí	ᾰ̔βρᾰ́ hăbrắ
Genitive	ᾰ̔βροῦ hăbroû	ᾰ̔βρᾶς hăbrâs	ᾰ̔βροῦ hăbroû	ᾰ̔βροῖν hăbroîn	ᾰ̔βραῖν hăbraîn	ᾰ̔βροῖν hăbroîn	ᾰ̔βρῶν hăbrôn	ᾰ̔βρῶν hăbrôn	ᾰ̔βρῶν hăbrôn
Dative	ᾰ̔βρῷ hăbrōî	ᾰ̔βρᾷ hăbrāî	ᾰ̔βρῷ hăbrōî	ᾰ̔βροῖν hăbroîn	ᾰ̔βραῖν hăbraîn	ᾰ̔βροῖν hăbroîn	ᾰ̔βροῖς hăbroîs	ᾰ̔βραῖς hăbraîs	ᾰ̔βροῖς hăbroîs
Accusative	ᾰ̔βρόν hăbrón	ᾰ̔βρᾱ́ν hăbrā́n	ᾰ̔βρόν hăbrón	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βρᾱ́ hăbrā́	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βρούς hăbroús	ᾰ̔βρᾱ́ς hăbrā́s	ᾰ̔βρᾰ́ hăbrắ
Vocative	ᾰ̔βρέ hăbré	ᾰ̔βρᾱ́ hăbrā́	ᾰ̔βρόν hăbrón	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βρᾱ́ hăbrā́	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βροί hăbroí	ᾰ̔βραί hăbraí	ᾰ̔βρᾰ́ hăbrắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̔βρῶς hăbrôs			ᾰ̔βρότερος hăbróteros			ᾰ̔βρότᾰτος hăbrótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

In poetry sometimes:

Second declension of ᾰ̔βρός; ᾰ̔βρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̔βρός hăbrós	ᾰ̔βρόν hăbrón	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βροί hăbroí	ᾰ̔βρᾰ́ hăbrắ
Genitive	ᾰ̔βροῦ hăbroû	ᾰ̔βροῦ hăbroû	ᾰ̔βροῖν hăbroîn	ᾰ̔βροῖν hăbroîn	ᾰ̔βρῶν hăbrôn	ᾰ̔βρῶν hăbrôn
Dative	ᾰ̔βρῷ hăbrōî	ᾰ̔βρῷ hăbrōî	ᾰ̔βροῖν hăbroîn	ᾰ̔βροῖν hăbroîn	ᾰ̔βροῖς hăbroîs	ᾰ̔βροῖς hăbroîs
Accusative	ᾰ̔βρόν hăbrón	ᾰ̔βρόν hăbrón	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βρούς hăbroús	ᾰ̔βρᾰ́ hăbrắ
Vocative	ᾰ̔βρέ hăbré	ᾰ̔βρόν hăbrón	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βρώ hăbrṓ	ᾰ̔βροί hăbroí	ᾰ̔βρᾰ́ hăbrắ
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̔βρῶς hăbrôs		ᾰ̔βρότερος hăbróteros		ᾰ̔βρότᾰτος hăbrótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ᾰ̔βροδῐ́αιτος (hăbrodĭ́aitos)

Descendants

Greek: αβρός (avrós)
→ English: abrosexual
→ Translingual: Abronia
- → English: abronia
→ Translingual: Abrus
⇒ Translingual: Habrobracon