σαρκασμός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σαρκάζω (sarkázō, to tear or lacerate) +‎ -μός (-mós).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰρκᾰσμός (sarkasmósm (genitive σᾰρκᾰσμοῦ); second declension

  1. bitter irony
  2. sarcasm

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: σαρκασμός (sarkasmós)
  • Latin: sarcasmus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós).

Noun

σαρκασμός (sarkasmósm (plural σαρκασμοί)

  1. sarcasm

Declension