τρελός

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek τρελός (trelós), from Koine Greek τρηρός (trērós), from Ancient Greek τρήρων (trḗrōn). The chess sense is a semantic loan from French fou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾeˈlos/
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Hyphenation: τρε‧λός

Adjective

τρελός • (trelós) m (feminine τρελή, neuter τρελό)

  1. crazy

Declension

Noun

τρελός • (trelós) m (plural τρελοί)

  1. madman
  2. (chess, rare) bishop
    Synonym: αξιωματικός (axiomatikós)

Declension

See also

  • ψυχάκιας (psychákias, paranoid person)
  • σχιζοφρενής (schizofrenís, schizophrenic)

See also

Chess pieces in Greek · πεσσοί (pessoí) (layout · text)
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βασιλιάς (vasiliás) βασίλισσα (vasílissa) πύργος (pýrgos) αξιωματικός (axiomatikós), τρελός (trelós) ίππος (íppos) στρατιώτης (stratiótis), πιόνι (pióni)
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