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θυμός
anger /θiˈmos/
nounB2#2664 most common
Also: temper, wrath, spirit (in older/literary use)
Example sentences
Νιώθω θυμό.
I feel anger.
Ο θυμός του πέρασε γρήγορα.
His anger passed quickly.
Δεν μπορώ να ελέγξω τον θυμό μου.
I can't control my anger.
Ο θυμός της φαινόταν καθαρά στο πρόσωπό της.
Her anger showed clearly on her face.
Προσπάθησε να κρύψει τον θυμό του, αλλά η φωνή του τον πρόδωσε.
He tried to hide his anger, but his voice betrayed him.
Ο δικαιολογημένος θυμός του πλήθους μετατράπηκε σταδιακά σε οργανωμένη διαμαρτυρία.
The crowd's justified anger gradually turned into organized protest.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | θυμός | θυμοί |
| Genitive | θυμού | θυμών |
| Accusative | θυμό | θυμούς |
| Vocative | θυμέ | θυμοί |
Word family
θυμώνωto get angry, to anger someone
θυμωμένοςangry
επιθυμίαdesireπροθυμίαeagerness, willingness
αθυμίαdespondency, low spirits
Etymology
θυμός comes from Ancient Greek thymós, which named the spirited, emotional part of a person, the seat of anger, courage, and desire. Scholars trace it to a root meaning smoke or rising vapor, linking anger to something that flares up and billows out of a person. Modern Greek narrowed the old, broad sense of spirit and passion down to the everyday word for anger.
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