ἀγχόνη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄγχω (ánkhō, to strangle, throttle) +‎ -νη (-nē, a suffix added to roots or words to form adjectives or nouns).

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Noun

ἀγχόνη (ankhónēf (genitive ἀγχόνης); first declension

  1. hanging rope, noose
  2. strangling, hanging
  3. torment, suffering
  4. mandrake (Mandragora officinarum, syn. Mandragora autumnalis)

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