παραλύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-, from) + λύω (lúō, loosen; destroy).

Verb

παραλύω • (paralúō)

  1. take off, detach
  2. to undo
  3. to loose in addition
  4. to weaken, to cause sickness or illness

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: παραλύω (paralýo, to paralyze)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Lerneadly, from Ancient Greek παραλύω (paralúō, loose and take of), as in the passive form παραλύομαι (paralúomai) & semantic loan from French paralyser.[1] From παρα- (para-) + λύω (lýo, untie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.raˈli.o/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧λύω

Verb

παραλύω • (paralýo) (past παρέλυσα/παράλυσα, passive —, ppp παραλυμένος)

  1. (transitive) to paralyse (UK), paralyze (US)
  2. (transitive) to bring to a halt
  3. (intransitive) to be numb, be paralysed

Conjugation

  • αντιπαραλυτικός (antiparalytikós)
  • γεροπαραλυμένος m (geroparalyménos)
  • ημιπαράλυτος (imiparálytos)
  • παραλυμένος (paralyménos, participle)
  • παράλυση f (parálysi, paralysis)
  • παραλυσία f (paralysía)
  • παραλυτικός (paralytikós, paralysed)
  • παράλυτος (parálytos)

and see: παρα- (para-) & λύω (lýo)

References

  1. παραλύω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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