esfuerzo

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈfweɾθo/ [esˈfweɾ.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /esˈfweɾso/ [esˈfweɾ.so]
(Spain) Rhymes: -eɾθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -eɾso
Syllabification: es‧fuer‧zo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish esfuerço, equivalent to a modern esforzar +‎ -o. The Old Spanish etymon is similarly derived from esforçar, from a Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from *fortiāre, from fortia (“heroic actions”). Compare Portuguese esforço, Catalan esforç, French effort, Italian sforzo. Cognate with English effort.

Noun

esfuerzo m (plural esfuerzos)

effort, endeavor
Synonyms: empeño, tentativa

Derived terms

sobresfuerzo

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esfuerzo

first-person singular present indicative of esforzar

Further reading

“esfuerzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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