barus

See also: bārus and βαρύς

Esperanto

Verb

barus

1. conditional of bari

Ido

Verb

barus

1. conditional of barar

Latvian

Noun

barus m

1. accusative plural of bars

Lithuanian

Noun

barus m

1. accusative plural of baras

Welsh

Etymology

From bâr (“desire, greed”) +‎ -us, from Proto-Celtic *bar(an)- (“fury, anger”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“pierce, strike”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbarɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːrɪs/, /ˈbarɪs/

Adjective

barus (feminine singular barus, plural barus, equative mor farus, comparative mwy barus, superlative mwyaf barus)

1. greedy

Derived terms

• baruswydd (“greed, greediness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of barus

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
barus	farus	marus	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “barus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies