τάρβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate to Sanskrit तर्जति (tarjati, to threaten, revile), Latin torvus (grim, fierce) and Welsh tarfu (to scare away).

Furnée compares ταρμύσσω (tarmússō, to frighten).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τάρβος • (tárbosn (genitive τάρβεος); third declension

  1. alarm, terror, fright
  2. awe, reverence

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