esfuerzo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈfweɾθo/ [esˈfweɾ.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /esˈfweɾso/ [esˈfweɾ.so]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eɾθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -eɾso
• Syllabification: es‧fuer‧zo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish esfuerço, equivalent to a modern esforzar +‎ -o. The Old Spanish etymon is similarly derived from esforçar, from a Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from *fortiāre, from fortia (“heroic actions”). Compare Portuguese esforço, Catalan esforç, French effort, Italian sforzo. Cognate with English effort.

Noun

esfuerzo m (plural esfuerzos)

1. effort, endeavor

   Synonyms: empeño, tentativa

Derived terms

• sobresfuerzo

 

Related terms

• esforzadamente
• esforzado
• esforzador
• esforzar
• esforzarse

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esfuerzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of esforzar

Further reading

• “esfuerzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014