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βάρος
weight /ˈva.ros/
nounA2#775 most common
Also: burden, load, heaviness
Example sentences
Το βάρος μου είναι εβδομήντα κιλά.
My weight is seventy kilos.
Αυτή η βαλίτσα έχει μεγάλο βάρος.
This suitcase has a lot of weight.
Σήκωσε το βάρος με προσοχή για να μην χτυπήσεις τη μέση σου.
Lift the weight carefully so you don't hurt your back.
Μετά την απόφαση, ένιωσα ένα βάρος να φεύγει από τους ώμους μου.
After the decision, I felt a weight lifting off my shoulders.
Λόγω του υπερβολικού βάρους του φορτίου, το πλοίο κινδύνευσε να βυθιστεί.
Because of the excessive weight of the cargo, the ship was in danger of sinking.
Κουβαλούσε σιωπηλά το βάρος των προσδοκιών ολόκληρης της οικογένειας, ασήκωτο κι αμίλητο.
He silently carried the weight of the whole family's expectations, unbearable and unspoken.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | βάρος | βάρη |
| Genitive | βάρους | βαρών |
| Accusative | βάρος | βάρη |
| Vocative | βάρος | βάρη |
Word family
βαρύςheavy
βαρύτηταgravity; heaviness
βαραίνωto weigh down, to burden
επιβαρύνωto burden, to aggravate
υπέρβαροςoverweight
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros) 'weight, heaviness, burden', built on the root of βαρύς 'heavy'. This traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'heavy', which also gave Latin gravis and Sanskrit guru. The figurative sense of an emotional or moral 'burden' is already present in antiquity and persists in Modern Greek.
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