διατρίβω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δια- (dia-, “through”) +‎ τρῑ́βω (trī́bō, “rub”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

διατρῑ́βω • (diatrī́bō)

  1. to rub hard; to wear away, fritter away, consume
  2. to spend time
  3. to be busy
  4. to waste time, delay
  5. to hinder

Inflection

   Present: δῐᾰτρῑ́βω
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰτρῑ́βω δῐᾰτρῑ́βεις δῐᾰτρῑ́βει δῐᾰτρῑ́βετον δῐᾰτρῑ́βετον δῐᾰτρῑ́βομεν δῐᾰτρῑ́βετε δῐᾰτρῑ́βουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δῐᾰτρῑ́βω δῐᾰτρῑ́βῃς δῐᾰτρῑ́βῃ δῐᾰτρῑ́βητον δῐᾰτρῑ́βητον δῐᾰτρῑ́βωμεν δῐᾰτρῑ́βητε δῐᾰτρῑ́βωσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιμῐ δῐᾰτρῑ́βοις δῐᾰτρῑ́βοι δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιτον δῐᾰτρῑβοίτην δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιμεν δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιτε δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιεν
imperative   δῐᾰ́τρῑβε δῐᾰτρῑβέτω δῐᾰτρῑ́βετον δῐᾰτρῑβέτων   δῐᾰτρῑ́βετε δῐᾰτρῑβόντων
active
infinitive δῐᾰτρῑ́βειν
participle m δῐᾰτρῑ́βων
f δῐᾰτρῑ́βουσᾰ
n δῐᾰτρῖβον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: δῐᾰτρῑ́ψω, δῐᾰτρῑ́ψομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰτρῑ́ψω δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεις δῐᾰτρῑ́ψει δῐᾰτρῑ́ψετον δῐᾰτρῑ́ψετον δῐᾰτρῑ́ψομεν δῐᾰτρῑ́ψετε δῐᾰτρῑ́ψουσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιμῐ δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοις δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοι δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιτον δῐᾰτρῑψοίτην δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιμεν δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιτε δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιεν
middle indicative δῐᾰτρῑ́ψομαι δῐᾰτρῑ́ψῃ,
δῐᾰτρῑ́ψει 		δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεται δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεσθον δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεσθον δῐᾰτρῑψόμεθᾰ δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεσθε δῐᾰτρῑ́ψονται
optative δῐᾰτρῑψοίμην δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιο δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιτο δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοισθον δῐᾰτρῑψοίσθην δῐᾰτρῑψοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοισθε δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιντο
active middle
infinitive δῐᾰτρῑ́ψειν δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεσθαι
participle m δῐᾰτρῑ́ψων δῐᾰτρῑψόμενος
f δῐᾰτρῑ́ψουσᾰ δῐᾰτρῑψομένη
n δῐᾰτρῖψον δῐᾰτρῑψόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: δῐέτρῑψᾰ, δῐετρῑψᾰ́μην, διετρῐ́βην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐέτρῑψᾰ δῐέτρῑψᾰς δῐέτρῑψε(ν) δῐετρῑ́ψᾰτον δῐετρῑψᾰ́την δῐετρῑ́ψᾰμεν δῐετρῑ́ψᾰτε δῐέτρῑψᾰν
subjunctive δῐᾰτρῑ́ψω δῐᾰτρῑ́ψῃς δῐᾰτρῑ́ψῃ δῐᾰτρῑ́ψητον δῐᾰτρῑ́ψητον δῐᾰτρῑ́ψωμεν δῐᾰτρῑ́ψητε δῐᾰτρῑ́ψωσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιμῐ δῐᾰτρῑ́ψειᾰς,
δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαις 		δῐᾰτρῑ́ψειε(ν),
δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαι 		δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιτον δῐᾰτρῑψαίτην δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιμεν δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιτε δῐᾰτρῑ́ψειᾰν,
δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιεν
imperative   δῐᾰ́τρῑψον δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́τω δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰτον δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́των   δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰτε δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́ντων
middle indicative δῐετρῑψᾰ́μην δῐετρῑ́ψω δῐετρῑ́ψᾰτο δῐετρῑ́ψᾰσθον δῐετρῑψᾰ́σθην δῐετρῑψᾰ́μεθᾰ δῐετρῑ́ψᾰσθε δῐετρῑ́ψᾰντο
subjunctive δῐᾰτρῑ́ψωμαι δῐᾰτρῑ́ψῃ δῐᾰτρῑ́ψηται δῐᾰτρῑ́ψησθον δῐᾰτρῑ́ψησθον δῐᾰτρῑψώμεθᾰ δῐᾰτρῑ́ψησθε δῐᾰτρῑ́ψωνται
optative δῐᾰτρῑψαίμην δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιο δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιτο δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαισθον δῐᾰτρῑψαίσθην δῐᾰτρῑψαίμεθᾰ δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαισθε δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιντο
imperative   δῐᾰ́τρῑψαι δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́σθω δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰσθον δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́σθων   δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰσθε δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́σθων
passive indicative διετρῐ́βην διετρῐ́βης διετρῐ́βη διετρῐ́βητον διετρῐβήτην διετρῐ́βημεν διετρῐ́βητε διετρῐ́βησᾰν
subjunctive δῐᾰτρῐβῶ δῐᾰτρῐβῇς δῐᾰτρῐβῇ δῐᾰτρῐβῆτον δῐᾰτρῐβῆτον δῐᾰτρῐβῶμεν δῐᾰτρῐβῆτε δῐᾰτρῐβῶσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰτρῐβείην δῐᾰτρῐβείης δῐᾰτρῐβείη δῐᾰτρῐβεῖτον,
δῐᾰτρῐβείητον 		δῐᾰτρῐβείτην,
δῐᾰτρῐβειήτην 		δῐᾰτρῐβεῖμεν,
δῐᾰτρῐβείημεν 		δῐᾰτρῐβεῖτε,
δῐᾰτρῐβείητε 		δῐᾰτρῐβεῖεν,
δῐᾰτρῐβείησᾰν
imperative   δῐᾰτρῐ́βηθῐ δῐᾰτρῐβήτω δῐᾰτρῐ́βητον δῐᾰτρῐβήτων   δῐᾰτρῐ́βητε δῐᾰτρῐβέντων
active middle passive
infinitive δῐᾰτρῖψαι δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰσθαι δῐᾰτρῐβῆναι
participle m δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾱς δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́μενος δῐᾰτρῐβείς
f δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾱσᾰ δῐᾰτρῑψᾰμένη δῐᾰτρῐβεῖσᾰ
n δῐᾰτρῖψᾰν δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́μενον δῐᾰτρῐβέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: δῐᾰτέτρῐφᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰτέτρῐφᾰ δῐᾰτέτρῐφᾰς δῐᾰτέτρῐφε(ν) δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾰτον δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾰτον δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾰμεν δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾰτε δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δῐᾰτετρῐ́φω δῐᾰτετρῐ́φῃς δῐᾰτετρῐ́φῃ δῐᾰτετρῐ́φητον δῐᾰτετρῐ́φητον δῐᾰτετρῐ́φωμεν δῐᾰτετρῐ́φητε δῐᾰτετρῐ́φωσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιμῐ,
δῐᾰτετρῐφοίην 		δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοις,
δῐᾰτετρῐφοίης 		δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοι,
δῐᾰτετρῐφοίη 		δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιτον δῐᾰτετρῐφοίτην δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιμεν δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιτε δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιεν
imperative   δῐᾰτέτρῐφε δῐᾰτετρῐφέτω δῐᾰτετρῐ́φετον δῐᾰτετρῐφέτων   δῐᾰτετρῐ́φετε δῐᾰτετρῐφόντων
active
infinitive δῐᾰτετρῐφέναι
participle m δῐᾰτετρῐφώς
f δῐᾰτετρῐφυῖᾰ
n δῐᾰτετρῐφός
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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