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φοβερός
terrible, frightening /fo.ve.ˈros/
adjectiveB2#2140 most common
Also: awesome, terrific (colloquial), fearsome, tremendous
Example sentences
Αυτός ο σκύλος είναι φοβερός.
This dog is scary.
Είδαμε μια φοβερή ταινία χθες.
We saw an awesome movie yesterday.
Ο σεισμός ήταν φοβερός και προκάλεσε μεγάλη ζημιά.
The earthquake was terrible and caused great damage.
Έχει φοβερή αντοχή στον πόνο.
He has tremendous endurance for pain.
Η ιστορία που μας διηγήθηκε ήταν τόσο φοβερή που δεν μπορούσαμε να κοιμηθούμε.
The story he told us was so frightening that we couldn't sleep.
Παρά τη φοβερή πίεση των γεγονότων, κατάφερε να διατηρήσει την ψυχραιμία του.
Despite the terrible pressure of events, he managed to keep his composure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | φοβερός | φοβεροί |
| Genitive | φοβερού | φοβερών |
| Accusative | φοβερό | φοβερούς |
| Vocative | φοβερέ | φοβεροί |
Word family
Etymology
Φοβερός is built from φόβος, meaning fear or panic, plus the adjectival suffix -ερός, which marks a quality of causing or being full of something. Φόβος itself is linked by some etymologists to an old root meaning to flee or run in terror, though Beekes notes the origin is not fully settled. The word has kept its core sense of fear-inducing since antiquity, while modern spoken Greek has stretched it toward simple intensity, good or bad.
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