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πρόθυμος
willing /ˈpro.θi.mos/
adjectiveB1#1581 most common
Also: eager, ready, keen
Example sentences
Ο Γιάννης είναι πρόθυμος να βοηθήσει.
John is willing to help.
Είμαστε πρόθυμοι να σας εξυπηρετήσουμε.
We are willing to serve you.
Η δασκάλα ήταν πάντα πρόθυμη να απαντήσει σε ερωτήσεις.
The teacher was always willing to answer questions.
Παρόλο που ήταν κουρασμένος, έμεινε πρόθυμος να ολοκληρώσει τη δουλειά.
Although he was tired, he remained willing to finish the work.
Η κυβέρνηση δήλωσε πρόθυμη να διαπραγματευτεί υπό όρους.
The government declared itself willing to negotiate under conditions.
Ελάχιστοι πολίτες στάθηκαν τόσο πρόθυμοι να θυσιάσουν την άνεσή τους για το κοινό καλό.
Very few citizens proved so willing to sacrifice their comfort for the common good.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πρόθυμος | πρόθυμοι |
| Genitive | προθύμου | προθύμων |
| Accusative | πρόθυμο | πρόθυμους |
| Vocative | πρόθυμε | πρόθυμοι |
Word family
προθυμίαwillingness, eagerness
προθύμωςwillingly
απρόθυμοςunwilling
προθυμοποιούμαιto offer or volunteer eagerly
θυμόςspirit, angerEtymology
Πρόθυμος joins the prefix πρό (before, forward) to θυμός (spirit, will, desire). The sense is a spirit already turned toward action, hence willing or eager. The compound is old, attested from classical Greek onward, and survives unchanged in meaning into Modern Greek.
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