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Greek
Etymology
τρόμος (trómos, “terror, fear”) + -κράτης (-krátis, “-crat, -ist”), calque of French terroriste. First attested 1850.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾomoˈkɾatis/
- Hyphenation: τρο‧μο‧κρά‧της
Noun
τρομοκράτης • (tromokrátis) m (plural τρομοκράτες, feminine τρομοκράτισσα)
- terrorist (person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals)
Δεκαεννιά τρομοκράτες διέπραξαν τις επιθέσεις της 11ης Σεπτεμβρίου 2001.- Dekaenniá tromokrátes diépraxan tis epithéseis tis 11is Septemvríou 2001.
- Nineteen terrorists committed the September 11th 2001 attacks.
Declension
- see: τρόμος m (trómos, “fear, terror”)