θυμώνω

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek θυμώνω (thumṓnō), θυμαίνω (thumaínō), from the Ancient Greek θυμόω, θυμῶ (thumóō, thumô) + -ώνω (-óno).[1] See θυμός (thymós) for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiˈmo.no/
  • Hyphenation: θυ‧μώ‧νω

Verb

θυμώνω (thymóno) (past θύμωσα, passive —, ppp θυμωμένος)

  1. (intransitive) to get angry, anger
    Θύμωσα πολύ με τα ψέματα που μου είπε.
    Thýmosa polý me ta psémata pou mou eípe.
    I got very angry with the lies s/he told me.
    1. (+genitive of personal pronoun) to become angry with someone
      Μου θύμωσε γιατί δεν την πήρα τηλέφωνο. Τώρα δε μου μιλάει πια.
      Mou thýmose giatí den tin píra tiléfono. Tóra de mou miláei pia.
      She got angry with me because I did not phone her. She won't speak to me anymore.
      Synonyms: κακιώνω (kakióno), κρατάω μούτρα (kratáo moútra), ψυχραίνομαι (psychraínomai)
  2. (transitive) to infuriate, anger, make angry, enrage
    Τα ψέματά σου με θύμωσαν πολύ.
    Ta psématá sou me thýmosan polý.
    Your lies made me very angry.
  3. (figuratively, of climate, sea, usually with the participle) to become stormy
    θύμωσε ο καιρός – θύμωσε η θάλασσα
    thýmose o kairós – thýmose i thálassa
    the weather became stormy – the sea became stormy
  4. (figuratively, less common, of skin disease, usually with the participle) to worsen[2]
    Το απόστημα θύμωσε, γι’ αυτό πήρα αντιβιοτικό.
    To apóstima thýmose, gi’ aftó píra antiviotikó.
    The abscess flared up, so I got an antibiotic.

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References

  1. ^ θυμώνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. (abbreviations - of authors)