λυσσώ

Greek

Alternative forms

  • λυσσάω (lyssáo)
  • λυσσάζω (lyssázo)
  • λυσσιάζω (lyssiázo)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λυσσέω (lusséō), from Ancient Greek λύσσα (lússa, rabies).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈso/
  • Hyphenation: λυ‧σσώ

Verb

λυσσώ (lyssó) (simple past λύσσαξα, passive —)

  1. (of animals and sometimes humans) go rabid, be afflicted with rabies
  2. (of humans and natural phenomena, figuratively) go mad, be furious, rage
  3. (of humans, figuratively) be obsessed with, be manic about

Conjugation

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