οδυρμός

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀδυρμός (odurmós),[1] from ὀδύρομαι (odúromai). By surface analysis, οδύρ(ομαι) (odýr(omai)) +‎ -μός (-mós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.ðiɾˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧δυρ‧μός

Noun

οδυρμός • (odyrmós) m

  1. lamentation, wailing, loud weeping
    (θρήνος,) κλαυθμός και οδυρμός (literally or figuratively, originally biblical)
    (thrínos,) klafthmós kai odyrmós
    (lamentation,) weeping and wailing

Declension

Declension of οδυρμός
singular plural
nominative οδυρμός (odyrmós) οδυρμοί (odyrmoí)
genitive οδυρμού (odyrmoú) οδυρμών (odyrmón)
accusative οδυρμό (odyrmó) οδυρμούς (odyrmoús)
vocative οδυρμέ (odyrmé) οδυρμοί (odyrmoí)
  • οδύρομαι (odýromai)

References

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