βάσανο
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek βάσανον (básanon), from Ancient Greek βάσανος (básanos, “examination, inquiry, investigation”); modern sense developed from the association of investigations and inquisitions of prisoners with physical tortures.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]βάσανο • (vásano) n (plural βάσανα)
- torture, torment, anguish, suffering (extreme mental or emotional pain)
- Το μεγαλύτερο βάσανό του ήταν ο θάνατος της κόρης του.
- To megalýtero vásanó tou ítan o thánatos tis kóris tou.
- His biggest torment was the death of his daughter.
- 1964, “Οι Μοιραίοι [Oi Moiraíoi, Those Resigned To Fate]”, Kostas Varnalis (lyrics), Mikis Theodorakis (music), performed by Grigoris Bithikotsis:
- Ω! πόσο βάσανο μεγάλο,
Το βάσανο είναι της ζωής!- O! póso vásano megálo,
To vásano eínai tis zoḯs! - Oh! what a great torment,
The torment is life!
- O! póso vásano megálo,
- (colloquial, slang, humorous) ball and chain, trouble and strife, lord and master (one's own partner or spouse)
- Θα βγω απόψε με το βάσανό μου.
- Tha vgo apópse me to vásanó mou.
- I'll go out tonight with the old ball and chain.
Usage notes
[edit]This noun is only for figurative senses of torture. Literal physical torture, for example as a lawful process, is usually denoted by βασανιστήριο (vasanistírio).
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βάσανο (vásano) | βάσανα (vásana) |
| genitive | βασάνου (vasánou) βάσανου (vásanou) |
βασάνων (vasánon) |
| accusative | βάσανο (vásano) | βάσανα (vásana) |
| vocative | βάσανο (vásano) | βάσανα (vásana) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (torment, suffering): ταλαιπωρία f (talaiporía), αγωνία f (agonía)
- (ball and chain, partner, spouse): αγαπητικός m (agapitikós), αγαπητικιά f (agapitikiá), ερωμένος m (eroménos), ερωμένη f (eroméni)
Related terms
[edit]- βασανίζω (vasanízo, “to torture”)
- βασανιστής n (vasanistís, “torturer, tormentor”)
- βασανίστρια f (vasanístria, “tormentor”)
- βασανιστικός (vasanistikós, “brutal, agonising”)
- βασανιστήριο n (vasanistírio, “torture”)
- βάσανος f (vásanos, “examination, investigation”)
Noun
[edit]βάσανο • (vásano) f
- accusative singular of βάσανος (vásanos)
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