τρομοκρατία
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Greek
Etymology
τρόμος (trómos, “terror, fear”) + -κρατία (-kratía, “-cracy, -ism”), calque of French terrorisme. First attested 1840.
Pronunciation
Noun
τρομοκρατία • (tromokratía) f (uncountable)
- terrorism, terror (commission of an act of violence to create a political or emotional response)
- Η τρομοκρατία είναι ο λόγος που καταστράφηκαν οι δίδυμοι πύργοι.
- I tromokratía eínai o lógos pou katastráfikan oi dídymoi pýrgoi.
- Terrorism is the reason that the twin towers were destroyed.
Declension
τρομοκρατία
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | τρομοκρατία • |
| genitive | τρομοκρατίας • |
| accusative | τρομοκρατία • |
| vocative | τρομοκρατία • |
Derived terms
- αντιτρομοκρατία f (antitromokratía, “antiterrorist”)
- αντιτρομοκρατικός (antitromokratikós, “antiterrorist”, adjective)
- τρομοκράτης m (tromokrátis, “terrorist”)
- τρομοκρατικός (tromokratikós, “terrorist, terroristic”, adjective)
- τρομοκράτισσα f (tromokrátissa, “terrorist”)
- τρομοκρατώ (tromokrató, “to terrorise”)
Related terms
- see: τρόμος m (trómos, “fear, terror”)
Further reading
τρομοκρατία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
