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δέρνω

δέρνω

Greek

Verb

δέρνω (dérno) (simple past έδειρα, passive form δέρνομαι)

  1. (transitive) beat, hit, smack, batter ( to strike a person or animal with the hand or other implement)
    Θα σε δείρω αν δεν σταματήσεις τις αταξίες.Tha se deíro an den stamatíseis tis ataxíes. ― I'll smack you if you don't stop misbehaving.
    Μην δέρνεις το σκυλί, τι σου έφταιξε το καημένο;Min dérneis to skylí, ti sou éftaixe to kaiméno? ― Stop beating the dog, what did the poor thing ever do to you?
  2. (transitive, figuratively) batter, hit ( to fall on something with might and power)
    Το σπίτι μας το δέρνει συνεχώς ο άνεμος.To spíti mas to dérnei synechós o ánemos. ― Our house is constantly being battered by the wind.
    Τα κύματα έδερναν το καράβι όλο το βράδυ.Ta kýmata édernan to karávi ólo to vrády. ― The waves battered the boat all night long.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) be suffering from, be being killed by.
    Με δέρνει η πείνα απόψε.Me dérnei i peína apópse. ― The hunger is killing me tonight.
    Την ψυχή μου την δέρνει η θλίψη.Tin psychí mou tin dérnei i thlípsi. ― My soul is suffering from the grief.
  4. (transitive, figuratively, pejorative) be suffering from, be afflicted by, be characterised by (as a quality)
    Τι βλακεία τον δέρνει πρόσφατα;Ti vlakeía ton dérnei prósfata? ― What kind of stupidity is he suffering from recently?

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (beat, hit): χτυπώ (chtypó), βαρώ (varó), ξυλοκοπώ (xylokopó), καταχερίζω (katacherízo), ξυλοφορτώνω (xylofortóno), χειροτονώ (cheirotonó) (euphemism)
  • (batter, hit): ριπίζω (ripízo)
  • (make suffer): ταλαιπωρώ (talaiporó), βασανίζω (vasanízo), τυραννώ (tyrannó), παιδεύω (paidévo), κατατρύχω (katatrýcho)