πικρός

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2
Definitions
  • pointed, sharp, keen
  • (of taste) pungent, acrid
  • (of feeling) sharp, keen
  • (of sound) piercing, shrill
  • (figuratively) bitter, hateful
  • embittered, angry, hostile
  • relentless, spiteful, vindictive

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *piḱ-rós, *piḱrós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*piḱ-rós, *piḱrós

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms