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τρέλα
madness /ˈtrela/
nounB1#1160 most common
Also: craze, obsession, wild fun
Example sentences
Αυτό είναι τρέλα!
This is madness!
Η τρέλα του για ποδόσφαιρο είναι γνωστή σε όλους.
His obsession with football is well known.
Δεν καταλαβαίνω την τρέλα σου με τα παλιά αυτοκίνητα.
I don't understand your obsession with old cars.
Μέσα στην τρέλα της στιγμής, πήρε μια απόφαση που μετάνιωσε αργότερα.
In the madness of the moment, she made a decision she later regretted.
Η τρέλα των αγορών πριν τις γιορτές οδηγεί σε υπερβολικά έξοδα.
The shopping frenzy before the holidays leads to excessive spending.
Οι ιστορικοί αποδίδουν την πτώση της αυτοκρατορίας σε μια συλλογική τρέλα εξουσίας που κατέλαβε τους ηγέτες της.
Historians attribute the empire's fall to a collective madness for power that seized its leaders.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η τρέλα | οι τρέλες |
| Genitive | της τρέλας | των τρελών |
| Accusative | την τρέλα | τις τρέλες |
| Vocative | τρέλα | τρέλες |
Word family
τρελόςcrazy, mad (masculine)
τρελαίνομαιto go crazy, to become obsessed
τρελαίνωto drive someone crazyτρελοκομείοmadhouse, asylum (colloquial)
τρελάραcrazy woman (colloquial, often affectionate)
Etymology
Τρέλα is the abstract noun built from the adjective τρελός, meaning crazy or mad. The origin of τρελός itself is not firmly settled among Greek etymologists, so no ancient root can be stated with confidence. The word entered common use in the medieval and early modern periods and has since become the standard everyday term for madness in Greek.
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