θυσιάζω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek θυσιάζω (thusiázō).[1] By surface analysis, θυσία (thysía) +‎ -άζω (-ázo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θi.siˈa.zo/
  • Hyphenation: θυ‧σι‧ά‧ζω

Verb

θυσιάζω (thysiázo) (past θυσίασα, passive θυσιάζομαι, p‑past θυσιάστηκα, ppp θυσιασμένος)

  1. to sacrifice (to offer to a deity)
  2. (figuratively) to sacrifice (to destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ θυσιάζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language