βρίζω

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek βρίζω (brízō), from Ancient Greek ὑβρίζω (hubrízō), from ὕβρις (húbris, “insolence, sexual outrage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɾizo/
  • Hyphenation: βρί‧ζω

Verb

βρίζω • (vrízo) (simple past έβρισα, passive βρίζομαι)

  1. (transitive) insult, call names, abuse, run down (to use offensive language against)
    Του έδωσα μπουνιά επειδή με έβριζε. ― Tou édosa bouniá epeidí me évrize. ― I gave him a box because he was calling me names.
    Τι μίζερος άνθρωπος, όλο κάθεται και βρίζει τους πάντες και τα πάντα! ― Ti mízeros ánthropos, ólo káthetai kai vrízei tous pántes kai ta pánta! ― What a miserable man, all he does is sit and insult everyone and everything!
  2. (intransitive) swear, curse, cuss (use offensive language)
    Ο πατέρας μου βρίζει συνεχώς όταν έχει ματς στην τηλεόραση. ― O patéras mou vrízei synechós ótan échei mats stin tileórasi. ― My father is always swearing when there's a match on the telly.
    Τιμώρησα τον γιο μου επειδή έβριζε. ― Timórisa ton gio mou epeidí évrize. ― I punished my son for cursing.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ύβρις f (ývris, “abuse, insult”)
  • υβριστικός (yvristikós, “abusive, insulting”)
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