Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σφαδάζω (sphadázō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sfaˈða.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σφα‧δά‧ζω

Verb

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σφαδάζω (sfadázo) (past σφάδασα, passive —) (intransitive)

  1. to agonize, to writhe in pain, to flail
  2. to be racked, to be harrowed (by pain, grief, etc.)

Conjugation

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References

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