πικραίνω

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek πικραίνω (pikraínō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈkɾe.no/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧κραί‧νω

Verb

πικραίνω (pikraíno) (past πίκρανα, passive πικραίνομαι, ppp πικραμένος)

  1. (transitive) to embitter, to make bitter (cause someone to feel bitterness)
  2. (transitive) to sadden, to upset
    Synonyms: λυπώ (lypó), στενοχωρώ (stenochoró)

Conjugation

References

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