λυγμός

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek λυγμός (lugmós, “hiccup”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liɣˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: λυγ‧μός

Noun

λυγμός • (lygmós) m (plural λυγμοί)

  1. sob (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath)
    Synonym: αναφιλητό n (anafilitó)
    κλαίω με λυγμούς ― klaío me lygmoús ― to sob (literally, “to cry with sobs”)

Declension

Declension of λυγμός
singular plural
nominative λυγμός • λυγμοί •
genitive λυγμού • λυγμών •
accusative λυγμό • λυγμούς •
vocative λυγμέ • λυγμοί •

References

  1. ^ “λυγμός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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