βαρέως

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βαρέως (baréōs).[1] By surface analysis, βαρε- (stem of βαρύς (varýs)) +‎ -ως (-os).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈɾe.os/
  • Hyphenation: βα‧ρέ‧ως

Adverb

βαρέως • (varéos)

  1. (learnedly, chiefly in the expression φέρω βαρέως) heavily (with a great weight)
    Synonym: βαριά (variá)
    φέρω βαρέως (κάτι)
    féro varéos (káti)
    (something) weighs heavily on me
    (literally, “I bear heavily”)

References

  1. ^ βαρύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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