παρόλο
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- παρ' όλο (par' ólo)
Etymology edit
A learned univerbation of παρά (pará, “despite”) + όλο (ólo, “all”), a calque of French malgré tout.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
παρόλο • (parólo)
- (followed by που or ότι) even though, although
Related terms edit
- παρ' όλα αυτά (par' óla aftá), παρ' όλ' αυτά (par' ól' aftá)
References edit
- ^ “παρόλο”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998