λυσσάω

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek λυσσῶ (lussô) (contracted form of λυσσάω (lussáō)) the modern ending -άω (-áo), from λύσσα (lússa, rabies). Also see the mediaeval λυσσιάζω (lussiázō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈsa.o/
  • Hyphenation: λυσ‧σάώ

Verb

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λυσσάω (lyssáo) (past λύσσαξα, passive —, ppp λυσσασμένος)

  1. (of animals and sometimes humans) to go rabid, be afflicted with rabies
  2. (of humans and natural phenomena, figuratively) to go mad, be furious, rage
  3. (of humans, figuratively) to be obsessed with, be manic about

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ λυσσάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language