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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δυσκολία (duskolía), equivalent to δύσκολος (dýskolos, “difficult, hard”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðiskoˈlia/
- Hyphenation: δυ‧σκο‧λί‧α
Noun
δυσκολία • (dyskolía) f (plural δυσκολίες)
- difficulty, inconvenience, trouble
Είχα μεγάλη δυσκολία να τον διώξω.- Eícha megáli dyskolía na ton dióxo.
- I had great difficulty getting rid of him.
Αυτό τον καιρό έχω πολλές οικονομικές δυσκολίες.- Aftó ton kairó écho pollés oikonomikés dyskolíes.
- At the moment, I have many financial difficulties.
Declension
Synonyms
- δυσκόλεμα n (dyskólema, “difficulty, inconvenience”)
- δύσκολος (dýskolos, “difficult, hard”)
- δυσκολεύω (dyskolévo, “to make difficult, to make hard”)
- δυσκολεύομαι (dyskolévomai, “to have difficulty”)