θυμώνω

Greek

Etymology

From Mediaeval Byzantine Greek θυμώνω, θυμαίνω from the ancient θυμόω, θυμῶ (thumóō, thumô) + -ώνω.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiˈmo.no/
  • Hyphenation: θυ‧μώ‧νω

Verb

θυμώνω (thymóno) (simple past θύμωσα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) get angry, anger
    Θύμωσα πολύ με τα ψέματα που μου είπε.Thýmosa polý me ta psémata pou mou eípe.I got very angry with the lies s/he told me.
    1. (+genitive of personal pronoun) become angry with someone
      Μου θύμωσε γιατί δεν την πήρα τηλέφωνο. Τώρα δε μου μιλάει πια.
      Mou thýmose giatí den tin píra tiléfono. Tóra de mou miláei pia.
      She got angry with me because I did not phone her. She won't speak to me anymore.
      Synonyms: κακιώνω (kakióno), κρατάω μούτρα (kratáo moútra), ψυχραίνομαι (psychraínomai)
  2. (transitive) infuriate, anger, make angry, enrage
    Τα ψέματά σου με θύμωσαν πολύ.Ta psématá sou me thýmosan polý.Your lies made me very angry.
  3. (figuratively, of climate, sea, usually with the participle) become stormy
    θύμωσε ο καιρός - θύμωσε η θάλασσαthýmose o kairós - thýmose i thálassathe weather became stormy - the sea became stormy
  4. (figuratively, less common, of skin disease, usually with the participle) condition worsened[2]
    Το απόστημα θύμωσε, γι' αυτό πήρα αντιβιοτικό.To apóstima thýmose, gi' aftó píra antiviotikó.The abscess became angry, so I got an antibiotic.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • οργίζω (orgízo), εξοργίζω (exorgízo)
  • φουρκίζω (fourkízo)
  • χολώνω (cholóno)

Antonyms

  • ξεθυμώνω (xethymóno, stop being angry)
  • θύμωμα n (thýmoma)
  • θυμωμένος (thymoménos, angry, participle)
  • θυμώδης (thymódis)

See also

  • εκνευρίζω (eknevrízo)
  • νευριάζω (nevriázo)

References

  1. θυμώνω in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia
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