εισβάλλω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εἰσβάλλω (eisbállō).[1] By surface analysis, εισ- (eis-) +‎ βάλλω (vállo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /izˈva.lo/
  • Hyphenation: ει‧σβάλ‧λω

Verb

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εισβάλλω (eisvállo) (imperfect εισέβαλλα, past εισέβαλα, passive —) (intransitive)

  1. to invade (to enter by force, usually in order to conquer)
  2. to barge in, to break in, to force one's way in, to irrupt, to storm in (to enter forcibly)

Conjugation

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References

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