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Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἀβαρβαρέη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /a.bar.ba.ré.ɛː/(Attic Greek) /a.βar.βa.ˈre.i/(Koine Greek) /a.var.va.ˈre.i/(Byzantine Greek) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsAbarbarea (Latinized)
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek ἀβάρβαρος (abarbaros), ἀβόρβορος (aborboros) meaning "without filth", itself from α (a), a negative prefix, and βόρβορος (borboros) meaning "mud, mire, filth". This was the name of two naiads (nymphs) in Greek mythology.