The Greek word for to cry is
κλαίω
Translations for to cry and their definitions
| κλαίω | |
| 1. v. (most senses) cry, weep (shed tears) | |
| Το παιδί έκλαιγε γιατί έπεσε κάτω. - The child was crying because he fell down. | |
| Οι γονείς μου κλάψανε από χαρά όταν άκουσαν τα καλά νέα. - My parents wept for joy when they heard the good news. | |
| 2. v. water, run (as when cutting onions etc) | |
| Τα μάτια κλαίνε όταν καθαρίζει κανείς κρεμμύδια. - The eyes water when one is peeling onions. | |
| 3. v. mourn, grieve for (a person or thing) | |
| Ολόκληρο το χωριό τον έκλαψε όταν πέθανε. - The entire village mourned him when he died. | |
| Έκλαψε την χαμένη της νιότη. - She grieved for her lost youth. | |
| 4. v. feel sorry for (a person or thing) | |
| Τον κλαίω με όλα αυτά που του έγιναν. - I feel sorry for him for all that happened to him. | |
| 5. v. crying with laughter |
| κραυγή | |
| 1. n-f. scream, shout, yell |
| κλάμα | |
| 1. n-n. cry, weep (act of crying) |
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