τρόμος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρέμω (trémō) +‎ -ος (-os), from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (to tremble). Cognate with Tocharian B tremi (anger).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρόμος (trómosm (genitive τρόμου); second declension

  1. trembling, tremor, shudder
  2. fear, terror

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: τρόμος (trómos)
  • Mariupol Greek: тре́мус (trjémus)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρέμω (> DER τρόμος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1502-3

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρόμος (trómos, trembling, quaking, quivering), from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (to tremble).

Compare Mariupol Greek тре́мус (trjémus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾo.mos/
  • Hyphenation: τρό‧μος

Noun

τρόμος (trómosm (uncountable)

  1. terror, extreme fear
    Ο τρόμος δεν επιτρέπεται να καταπολεμάται με τρόμο.
    O trómos den epitrépetai na katapolemátai me trómo.
    Terror must not be fought with terror.
  2. (medicine) trembling, tremor

Declension

Declension of τρόμος
singular
nominative τρόμος (trómos)
genitive τρόμου (trómou)
accusative τρόμο (trómo)
vocative τρόμε (tróme)

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