δύσκολος

Greek

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

δύσκολος (dýskolos) m (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 woman.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (difficult, tough): δυσχερής (dyscherís), επίπονος (epíponos), ζόρικος (zórikos), χαλεπός (chalepós), δυσνόητος (dysnóitos, difficult to understand, incomprehensible), περίπλοκος (períplokos, difficult to understand, complicated), προβληματικός (provlimatikós, difficult, problematic)
  • (difficult to treat, refractory): δυσθεράπευτος (dystherápeftos)
  • (difficult, uncooperative): δύστροπος (dýstropos), ιδιότροπος (idiótropos), ανάποδος (anápodos), στριμμένος (strimménos), στριφνός (strifnós)

Antonyms

  • (difficult, tough): εύκολος (éfkolos), εύληπτος (évliptos, easy to understand, comprehensible), ευνοϊκός (evnoïkós, easy, favourable)

References

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