τυραννάω

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Etymology[edit]

τυρανν(ώ) (tyrann(ó)) + -άω (-áo), inherited from the Ancient Greek τυραννῶ (turannô), contracted form of τυραννάω (turannáō), from τύραννος (túrannos, tyrant)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ti.ɾaˈna.o/
  • Hyphenation: τυ‧ραν‧νά‧ω

Verb[edit]

τυραννάω (tyrannáo) / τυραννώ (past τυράννησα, passive τυραννιέμαι/τυραννούμαι, p‑past τυραννήθηκα/τυραννίστηκα, ppp τυραννημένος / τυραννισμένος)

  1. to torment
  2. to tyrannise (UK), tyrannize (US)

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