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Greek
Etymology
τρελός (trelós, “mad, insane”) + -κομείο (-komeío). First attested 1840.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾelokoˈmio/
- Hyphenation: τρε‧λο‧κο‧μεί‧ο
Noun
τρελοκομείο • (trelokomeío) n (plural τρελοκομεία)
- (colloquial, familiar) madhouse, nuthouse, bedlam, lunatic asylum (mental hospital)
Με αυτά που λέει, θα τον βάλουν στο τρελοκομείο.- Me aftá pou léei, tha ton váloun sto trelokomeío.
- With what he's saying, they'll put him in the madhouse.
Δεν άντεξε την λύπη και κατάντησε σ’ ένα τρελοκομείο.- Den ántexe tin lýpi kai katántise s’ éna trelokomeío.
- He couldn't bear his grief and ended up in a nuthouse.
- (colloquial, humorous, figuratively) madhouse, nuthouse, bedlam (any place where there is no logic, order or sense)
Το σπίτι τους είναι σκέτο τρελοκομείο μ’ αυτό το ζωηρό παιδί που έχουν.- To spíti tous eínai skéto trelokomeío m’ aftó to zoïró paidí pou échoun.
- Their house is pure bedlam with that lively child of theirs.
- (colloquial, humorous, figuratively) nutter, lunatic, madman (person who behaves in an insane manner)
Ο δάσκαλος μας ήταν σκέτο τρελοκομείο.- O dáskalos mas ítan skéto trelokomeío.
- Our teacher was a complete lunatic.
Declension
Declension of τρελοκομείο
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