Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From παρα- (para-, from) +‎ λύω (lúō, loosen; destroy).

Verb

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παραλύω (paralúō)

  1. take off, detach
  2. to undo
  3. to loose in addition
  4. to weaken, to cause sickness or illness

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: παραλύω (paralýo, to paralyze)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Lerneadly, from Ancient Greek παραλύω (paralúō, loose and take of), as in the passive form παραλύομαι (paralúomai) & semantic loan from French paralyser.[1] From παρα- (para-) +‎ λύω (lýo, untie).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.raˈli.o/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧λύω

Verb

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παραλύω (paralýo) (past παρέλυσα/παράλυσα, passive —, ppp παραλυμένος)

  1. (transitive) to paralyse (UK), paralyze (US)
  2. (transitive) to bring to a halt
  3. (intransitive) to be numb, be paralysed

Conjugation

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and see: παρα- (para-) & λύω (lýo)

References

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  1. ^ παραλύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language