βάραθρον

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • gulf, cleft, pit (especially one at Athens behind the acropolis into which criminals were thrown)
  • ruin, perdition
  • glutton, spendthrift

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (devour, swallow, eat, shallow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷerh₃-

Gloss

devour, swallow, eat, shallow

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

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