Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From δυσ- (dus-, bad, hard, unfortunate) +‎ κόλος (kólos); the etymology of the second component is unknown.[1]

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δύσκολος (dúskolosm or f (neuter δύσκολον); second declension

  1. bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, grouchy, cantankerous
  2. unpleasant, annoying
  3. difficult, troublesome

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  • Greek: δύσκολος (dýskolos)
  • Latin: dyscolus

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δύσκολος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 360.

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Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek δύσκολος (dúskolos, hard to satisfy with food),[1] from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, bad, hard, unfortunate) + Ancient Greek -κολος (-kolos, keeper, tender, watcher).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈðiskolos/
  • Hyphenation: δύ‧σκο‧λος

Adjective edit

δύσκολος (dýskolosm (feminine δύσκολη, neuter δύσκολο)

  1. (most senses) difficult, hard, tough, arduous (not easy, requiring much effort)
    Τα Κινέζικα είναι δύσκολη γλώσσα να μάθεις.
    Ta Kinézika eínai dýskoli glóssa na mátheis.
    Chinese is a difficult language to learn.
    Η Ελλάδα περνάει δύσκολους καιρούς με την οικονομία της.
    I Elláda pernáei dýskolous kairoús me tin oikonomía tis.
    Greece is going through tough times with the economy.
  2. (medicine) refractory (difficult to treat)
    Ο πατέρας μου πάσχει από δύσκολη ασθένεια.
    O patéras mou páschei apó dýskoli asthéneia.
    My father is suffering from a refractory illness.
  3. (of people) difficult, uncooperative, troublesome (hard to manage)
    Η μητέρα μου πάντα ήταν δύσκολος άνθρωπος.
    I mitéra mou pánta ítan dýskolos ánthropos.
    My mother was always a difficult person.

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