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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek σπαράζω (sparázō), from Ancient Greek σπαράσσω (sparássō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spaˈɾa.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σπα‧ρά‧ζω

Verb

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σπαράζω (sparázo) (past σπάραξα, passive σπαράζομαι)

  1. (transitive) to tear to pieces, to rend, to lacerate
  2. (intransitive) to convulse
  3. (intransitive) to break (to be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief)
  4. (transitive) to break, to rend (:heart, soul)

Conjugation

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References

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