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τρόμος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From τρέμω (trémō)-ος (-os), from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (to tremble). Cognate with Tocharian B tremi (anger).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τρόμος (trómosm (genitive τρόμου); second declension

  1. trembling, tremor, shudder
  2. fear, terror

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: τρόμος (trómos)
  • Mariupol Greek: тре́мус (trjémus)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρέμω (> DER τρόμος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1502-3

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τρόμος (trómos, trembling, quaking, quivering), from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (to tremble).

Compare Mariupol Greek тре́мус (trjémus).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾo.mos/
  • Hyphenation: τρό‧μος

Noun

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τρόμος (trómosm (uncountable)

  1. terror, extreme fear
    Ο τρόμος δεν επιτρέπεται να καταπολεμάται με τρόμο.
    O trómos den epitrépetai na katapolemátai me trómo.
    Terror must not be fought with terror.
  2. (medicine) trembling, tremor

Declension

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singular
nominative τρόμος (trómos)
genitive τρόμου (trómou)
accusative τρόμο (trómo)
vocative τρόμε (tróme)
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Further reading

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