/ˈbaɾ.βa.ɾo/
#4810 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
barbaric, barbarian
Word origin
From Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros ('foreign, non-Greek'), imitating the unintelligible 'bar-bar' speech of foreigners.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- barbaros
- English cognates
- barbarian, barbaric
Grammar
Femininebárbara
Masc pluralbárbaros
Fem pluralbárbaras
Examples
.
It was a barbaric act against innocent people.
invadieron imperio.
The barbarian tribes invaded the empire.
¡ montamos !
What a great party we had last night!
.
It is terribly cold on the mountain.
.
I think it is great that you got the job.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 97.