παροξυσμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παροξύνω (paroxúnō, to sharpen, irritate) + -μός (-mós), from παρά (pará, beside) + ὀξύνω (oxúnō, to sharpen).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰροξῠσμός • (paroxusmós) m (genitive πᾰροξῠσμοῦ); second declension

  1. irritation, exasperation
  2. severe fit of a disease
    Synonym: κρῐ́σῐς (krísis)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: παροξυσμός (paroxysmós)
  • Latin: paroxysmus

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós).

Noun

παροξυσμός • (paroxysmós) m (plural παροξυσμοί)

  1. paroxysm
  2. spasm

Declension

Further reading

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