δυσκολία
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.
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Declension
Synonyms
- δυσκόλεμα n (dyskólema, “difficulty, inconvenience”)
Related terms
- δύσκολος (dýskolos, “difficult, hard”)
- δυσκολεύω (dyskolévo, “to make difficult, to make hard”)
- δυσκολεύομαι (dyskolévomai, “to have difficulty”)
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