λύσσα
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λύσσα (lússa), from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlisa/
- Hyphenation: λύ‧σσα
Noun
λύσσα • (lýssa) f (uncountable)
- (medicine) rabies (animal and human disease caused by species of Lyssavirus)
- Φύγε μακριά απ' αυτό το σκυλί· έχει λύσσα και αν δε δαγκώσει, τελείωσες.
- Fýge makriá ap' aftó to skylí; échei lýssa kai an de dagkósei, teleíoses.
- Get away from that dog - it has rabies and if it bites you, you're finished.
- (figuratively) rage, fierceness, fury
- Η θάλασσα χτυπούσε με λύσσα πάνω στα βράχια.
- I thálassa chtypoúse me lýssa páno sta vráchia.
- The sea fiercely (literally, with fury) bashed the rocks.
- (figuratively, followed by με or για) obsession with/for, mania with/for
- Έχω λύσσα για τον τζόγο.
- Écho lýssa gia ton tzógo.
- I am obsessed with gambling.
- overly salty food
- Αυτά τα μπιφτέκια είναι λύσσα.
- Aftá ta biftékia eínai lýssa.
- These burgers are way too salty.
- great hunger
- Ας βρούμε κάνα εστιατόριο, έχω λύσσα.
- As vroúme kána estiatório, écho lýssa.
- Let's find a restaurant, I'm famished.
Declension
Declension of λύσσα (lýssa)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | λύσσα • |
| genitive | λύσσας • |
| accusative | λύσσα • |
| vocative | λύσσα • |
Synonyms
- (rage, fury): οργή f (orgí), τρέλα f (tréla), μανία f (manía), ορμητικότητα f (ormitikótita), αλλοφροσύνη f (allofrosýni)
- (obsession, mania): μανία f (manía)
Derived terms
- λυσσαλέος (lyssaléos, “rabid, furious”) (adjective)
- λυσσάρης (lyssáris, “rabid”) (adjective)
- λυσσάρικος (lyssárikos, “rabid”) (adjective)
- λυσσασμένος (lyssasménos, “rabid”) (adjective)
- λυσσιατρείο n (lyssiatreío, “rabies clinic”)
- λυσσίατρος m, f (lyssíatros, “rabies doctor”)
- λυσσώ (lyssó, “to go rabid, to be furious”) (verb)
See also
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