τείρω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *téřřō, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τείρω (teírō)

  1. to wear out, tire
  2. to distress, afflict

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείρω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1458

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