πικρός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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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). The Greek word appears to invoke an earlier meaning of "hew, cut out" > "sharp". A further cognate is ποικίλος (poikílos, particoloured).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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πῐκρός (pikrósm (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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πικρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1190

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós).

Adjective

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πικρός (pikrósm (feminine πικρή, neuter πικρό)

  1. bitter (taste)
    Antonym: άπικρος (ápikros)
  2. (figuratively) bitter, sorrowful

Declension

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