Information about the word heavy (English → Esperanto: severa)

Synonyms: severe, hard, tough, punishing, stark

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈhɛvɪ/
Hyphenationheav·y
Shavian alphabet𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦
Deseret alphabet𐐸𐐯𐑂𐐮

Degrees of comparison

Positiveheavy
Comparativeheavier
Superlativeheaviest

Usage samples

Heavy fighting continues there, with Russian and Russian‐backed separatist forces encircling the city of some 400,000 people on three sides.

Translations

Dutchzwaar
Esperantosevera
Frenchpénible
Germangrimmig