προκαλώ

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, fom Ancient Greek προκαλῶ (prokalô),[1] contracted form of προκαλέω (prokaléō). Morphologically, προ- (pro-, before) +‎ καλώ (kaló, invite).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾo.kaˈlo/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧κα‧λώ

Verb

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προκαλώ (prokaló) (past προκάλεσα, passive προκαλούμαι, p‑past προκλήθηκα)

  1. to challenge
  2. to provoke
  3. to call forth, to cause

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ προκαλώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language