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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δῐᾰτρῑ́βω (diatrī́bō, “to spend time”) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.a.tri.bɛ̌ː/ → /ði.a.triˈβi/ → /ði.a.triˈvi/
Noun
δῐᾰτρῐβή • (diatribḗ) f (genitive δῐᾰτρῐβῆς); first declension
- a way of spending time
- pastime, hobby, amusement
- occupation, employment, study
- waste of time, delay
Inflection
Descendants
References
- “διατριβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “διατριβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- διατριβή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- διατριβή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- amusement idem, page 28.
- avocation idem, page 55.
- business idem, page 106.
- dalliance idem, page 193.
- delay idem, page 207.
- distraction idem, page 242.
- diversion idem, page 243.
- entertainment idem, page 277.
- expenditure idem, page 293.
- habitation idem, page 380.
- haunt idem, page 388.
- hesitation idem, page 398.
- hobby idem, page 402.
- occupation idem, page 568.
- pastime idem, page 598.
- pause idem, page 599.
- procrastination idem, page 644.
- pursuit idem, page 659.
- recreation idem, page 684.
- relaxation idem, page 690.
- slowness idem, page 786.
- sojourn idem, page 791.
- sport idem, page 804.
- stay idem, page 813.
- stop idem, page 820.
- study idem, page 829.
- tardiness idem, page 855.
- time idem, page 875.
- trifling idem, page 895.
- vacillation idem, page 942.
- waiting idem, page 959.
- waste idem, page 965.
- wavering idem, page 968.
- work idem, page 988.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek διατριβή (diatribḗ, “study”).
Pronunciation
Noun
διατριβή • (diatriví) f (plural διατριβές)
- dissertation, thesis
- treatise, discourse
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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διατριβή (diatriví)
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διατριβές (diatrivés)
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genitive
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διατριβής (diatrivís)
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διατριβών (diatrivón)
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accusative
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διατριβή (diatriví)
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διατριβές (diatrivés)
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vocative
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διατριβή (diatriví)
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διατριβές (diatrivés)
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- see: τρίβω (trívo, “to grind, to chafe”)
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