klopodi

Borrowed from Russian хлопота́ть (xlopotátʹ). Cognate with Polish kłopotać.

• IPA^(key): [kloˈpodi]
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• Rhymes: -odi
• Hyphenation: klo‧po‧di

klopodi (present klopodas, past klopodis, future klopodos, conditional klopodus, volitive klopodu)

1. to take steps, to try

   Synonyms: peni, provi

   • 1973, Irredentist and Nationalist Questions in Central Europe, 1913-1939: Bulgaria, volume II, page 79:

     Kiu havis teron, tiu pligrandigis ĝin; kiu estis dungito, tiu klopodis akiri teron kaj fariĝi mastro.

     The one who owned land, enlarged it; the one who was a waged labourer, attempted to acquire land and become a master.

• klopodo (“effort”)

• peni
• provi