σπαράζω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek σπαράζω (sparázō), from Ancient Greek σπαράσσω (sparássō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spaˈɾa.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σπα‧ρά‧ζω

Verb

σπαράζω • (sparázo) (past σπάραξα, passive σπαράζομαι)

  1. (transitive) to tear to pieces, to rend, to lacerate
  2. (intransitive) to convulse
  3. (intransitive) to break (to be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief)
  4. (transitive) to break, to rend (:heart, soul)

Conjugation

References

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