βαρύτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βᾰρῠ́ς (barús, heavy) + -της (-tēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰρῠ́της • (barútēs) f (genitive βᾰρῠ́τητος); third declension

  1. weight, heaviness
    1. heaviness of limb
    2. (of digestion)
  2. (of men) troublesomeness, importunity
    • 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, Collected Works 12.31
    1. disagreeableness
  3. arrogance
    1. gravity
  4. (of sound) depth, low pitch
    1. (grammar) the grave accent
      1. absence of accent
  5. (rhetoric) adoption of an injured tone
    • Aps. p.331.H.

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Descendants

  • Greek: βαρύτητα (varýtita)
  • English: baryta

References

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