δαμάζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-. Cognates include Sanskrit दाम्यति (dāmyati), Latin domō.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δᾰμᾰ́ζω • (dămắzō)

  1. to tame, subdue, control
  2. (of women) to give in marriage
  3. (of women) to seduce or rape
  4. to subdue, conquer, rule over
  5. to kill
  6. to overpower

Inflection

Derived terms

References

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δαμάζω (damázō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðaˈma.zo/
  • Hyphenation: δα‧μά‧ζω

Verb

δαμάζω • (damázo) (past δάμασα, passive δαμάζομαι)

  1. to tame, subdue, control

Conjugation

  • αδάμαστος (adámastos, untamed)
  • ακαταδάμαστος (akatadámastos, untamable)
  • δάμασμα n (dámasma, taming)
  • δαμαστής (damastís, tamer)
  • θηριοδαμαστής (thiriodamastís, tamer of animals -at the circus-)

References

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

Further reading

  • δαμάζω - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  • δαμάζω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.