apoplexy
/ˈæpəpˌleksi/A-puh-plek-see
/ˈæpəpˌlɛksi/A-puh-plek-see
Meaninga striking down
Common meaning: a stroke
- apoGreek: away, off
- plexto strikeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 647 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘away, off’ + ‘to strike’ → apoplexy
Journey through time
- Greekπλήσσω‘to strike’
- Latinapoplexia
- Englishapoplexy‘a stroke’ · today
apo- also in: apocopeapostleapocalypseapostropheapothecary
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek πλήσσω ‘to strike’.
Roots
- πλήσσω Greek “to strike”
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