προσπαθώ

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Greek

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Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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προσπαθώ (prospathó) (past προσπάθησα, passive —)

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

Conjugation

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References

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