ὑγρός

See also: υγρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ugrós, from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet, moist”). Cognate with Latin ūmeō.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὑγρός • (hugrós) m (feminine ὑγρᾱ́, neuter ὑγρόν); first/second declension

  1. wet, moist
    Antonym: ξηρός (xērós)
  2. fluid

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: hygro-
  • → French: hygro-
  • Greek: υγρός (ygrós)
  • → Italian: igro-
  • → Portuguese: higro-

Further reading

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