προσπαθώ

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek προσπαθῶ (prospathô), προσπαθέω (prospathéō, to feel intense love),[1] from προσπαθής (prospathḗs) +‎ -έω (-éō), from Ancient Greek πρός (prós, forward) + πάθος (páthos, passion) + -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾo.spaˈθo/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧σπα‧θώ
  • Old Hyphenation: προσ‧πα‧θώ

Verb

προσπαθώ (prospathó) (past προσπάθησα, passive —)

  1. to attempt, try
    Synonym: αποπειρώμαι (apopeirómai)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ προσπαθώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language