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 at the Centre for the Greek language