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strangulo

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Etymology

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From stranga +‎ -ulo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stranˈɡulo/
  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Hyphenation: stran‧gu‧lo

Noun

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strangulo (accusative singular strangulon, plural stranguloj, accusative plural strangulojn)

  1. A strange, odd, or eccentric person; a crackpot, a crank.

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, to strangle), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, a halter); compare στραγγός (strangós, tied together, entangled, twisted).

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Verb

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strangulō (present infinitive strangulāre, perfect active strangulāvī, supine strangulātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to strangle, throttle
  2. (transitive) to choke, suffocate, smother
  3. (transitive) to torment, torture

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