ἀγχόνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄγχω (ánkhō, to strangle, throttle) + -νη (-nē, a suffix added to roots or words to form adjectives or nouns).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀγχόνη • (ankhónē) f (genitive ἀγχόνης); first declension

  1. hanging rope, noose
  2. strangling, hanging
  3. torment, suffering
  4. mandrake (Mandragora officinarum, syn. Mandragora autumnalis)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀγχονάω (ankhonáō)
  • ἀγχονίζω (ankhonízō)
  • ἀγχόνιος (ankhónios)
  • ἀγχονιστής (ankhonistḗs)

Further reading

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