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avarus.

miser; stingy/mean/greedy person;

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[aˈwaː.rʊs]Classical-Latin[aˈvaː.rus]

  1. covetous, greedy, avaricious

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    avārus est senex
Where this word comes from

From the root of aveō (“long for, crave”) with the rare and probably fossilized suffix -ārus (the only other likely example of which is in amārus; compare also -ārius), perhaps reflecting Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₂-ros.

noun[aˈwaː.rʊs]Classical-Latin[aˈvaː.rus]

  1. a greedy man; miser

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

From the root of aveō (“long for, crave”) with the rare and probably fossilized suffix -ārus (the only other likely example of which is in amārus; compare also -ārius), perhaps reflecting Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₂-ros.

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