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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑποφέρω (hupophérō).[1] By surface analysis, υπο- (ypo-) +‎ φέρω (féro).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.poˈfe.ɾo/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧πο‧φέ‧ρω

Verb

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υποφέρω (ypoféro) (past υπέφερα/υπόφερα, passive υποφέρομαι, p‑past υποφέρθηκα)

  1. (intransitive) to suffer [with από (apó, + accusative) ‘from’]
  2. (transitive) to suffer, to endure (to experience as pain or discomfort)
  3. (transitive) to bear, to endure, to stand (to tolerate)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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