διακρίνω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δια- (dia-) +‎ κρί̄νω (krí̄nō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δῐακρί̄νω • (diakrí̄nō)

  1. to separate, part
  2. to dissolve
  3. to distinguish
  4. to settle, decide
  5. (passive voice) to doubt, hesitate

Conjugation

   Present: δῐᾰκρῑ́νω, δῐᾰκρῑ́νομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰκρῑ́νω δῐᾰκρῑ́νεις δῐᾰκρῑ́νει δῐᾰκρῑ́νετον δῐᾰκρῑ́νετον δῐᾰκρῑ́νομεν δῐᾰκρῑ́νετε δῐᾰκρῑ́νουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δῐᾰκρῑ́νω δῐᾰκρῑ́νῃς δῐᾰκρῑ́νῃ δῐᾰκρῑ́νητον δῐᾰκρῑ́νητον δῐᾰκρῑ́νωμεν δῐᾰκρῑ́νητε δῐᾰκρῑ́νωσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰκρῑ́νοιμῐ δῐᾰκρῑ́νοις δῐᾰκρῑ́νοι δῐᾰκρῑ́νοιτον δῐᾰκρῑνοίτην δῐᾰκρῑ́νοιμεν δῐᾰκρῑ́νοιτε δῐᾰκρῑ́νοιεν
imperative   δῐᾰ́κρῑνε δῐᾰκρῑνέτω δῐᾰκρῑ́νετον δῐᾰκρῑνέτων   δῐᾰκρῑ́νετε δῐᾰκρῑνόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐᾰκρῑ́νομαι δῐᾰκρῑ́νῃ,
δῐᾰκρῑ́νει 		δῐᾰκρῑ́νεται δῐᾰκρῑ́νεσθον δῐᾰκρῑ́νεσθον δῐᾰκρῑνόμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῑ́νεσθε δῐᾰκρῑ́νονται
subjunctive δῐᾰκρῑ́νωμαι δῐᾰκρῑ́νῃ δῐᾰκρῑ́νηται δῐᾰκρῑ́νησθον δῐᾰκρῑ́νησθον δῐᾰκρῑνώμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῑ́νησθε δῐᾰκρῑ́νωνται
optative δῐᾰκρῑνοίμην δῐᾰκρῑ́νοιο δῐᾰκρῑ́νοιτο δῐᾰκρῑ́νοισθον δῐᾰκρῑνοίσθην δῐᾰκρῑνοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῑ́νοισθε δῐᾰκρῑ́νοιντο
imperative   δῐᾰκρῑ́νου δῐᾰκρῑνέσθω δῐᾰκρῑ́νεσθον δῐᾰκρῑνέσθων   δῐᾰκρῑ́νεσθε δῐᾰκρῑνέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive δῐᾰκρῑ́νειν δῐᾰκρῑ́νεσθαι
participle m δῐᾰκρῑ́νων δῐᾰκρῑνόμενος
f δῐᾰκρῑ́νουσᾰ δῐᾰκρῑνομένη
n δῐᾰκρῖνον δῐᾰκρῑνόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: δῐέκρῑνον, δῐεκρῑνόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐέκρῑνον δῐέκρῑνες δῐέκρῑνε(ν) δῐεκρῑ́νετον δῐεκρῑνέτην δῐεκρῑ́νομεν δῐεκρῑ́νετε δῐέκρῑνον
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐεκρῑνόμην δῐεκρῑ́νου δῐεκρῑ́νετο δῐεκρῑ́νεσθον δῐεκρῑνέσθην δῐεκρῑνόμεθᾰ δῐεκρῑ́νεσθε δῐεκρῑ́νοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: δῐᾰκρῐνέω, δῐᾰκρῐνέομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰκρῐνέω δῐᾰκρῐνέεις δῐᾰκρῐνέει δῐᾰκρῐνέετον δῐᾰκρῐνέετον δῐᾰκρῐνέομεν δῐᾰκρῐνέετε δῐᾰκρῐνέουσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰκρῐνέοιμῐ δῐᾰκρῐνέοις δῐᾰκρῐνέοι δῐᾰκρῐνέοιτον δῐᾰκρῐνεοίτην δῐᾰκρῐνέοιμεν δῐᾰκρῐνέοιτε δῐᾰκρῐνέοιεν
middle indicative δῐᾰκρῐνέομαι δῐᾰκρῐνέῃ,
δῐᾰκρῐνέει 		δῐᾰκρῐνέεται δῐᾰκρῐνέεσθον δῐᾰκρῐνέεσθον δῐᾰκρῐνεόμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῐνέεσθε δῐᾰκρῐνέονται
optative δῐᾰκρῐνεοίμην δῐᾰκρῐνέοιο δῐᾰκρῐνέοιτο δῐᾰκρῐνέοισθον δῐᾰκρῐνεοίσθην δῐᾰκρῐνεοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῐνέοισθε δῐᾰκρῐνέοιντο
active middle
infinitive δῐᾰκρῐνέειν δῐᾰκρῐνέεσθαι
participle m δῐᾰκρῐνέων δῐᾰκρῐνεόμενος
f δῐᾰκρῐνέουσᾰ δῐᾰκρῐνεομένη
n δῐᾰκρῐνέον δῐᾰκρῐνεόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: δῐᾰκρῐνῶ, δῐᾰκρῐνοῦμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰκρῐνῶ δῐᾰκρῐνεῖς δῐᾰκρῐνεῖ δῐᾰκρῐνεῖτον δῐᾰκρῐνεῖτον δῐᾰκρῐνοῦμεν δῐᾰκρῐνεῖτε δῐᾰκρῐνοῦσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰκρῐνοίην,
δῐᾰκρῐνοῖμῐ 		δῐᾰκρῐνοίης,
δῐᾰκρῐνοῖς 		δῐᾰκρῐνοίη,
δῐᾰκρῐνοῖ 		δῐᾰκρῐνοῖτον,
δῐᾰκρῐνοίητον 		δῐᾰκρῐνοίτην,
δῐᾰκρῐνοιήτην 		δῐᾰκρῐνοῖμεν,
δῐᾰκρῐνοίημεν 		δῐᾰκρῐνοῖτε,
δῐᾰκρῐνοίητε 		δῐᾰκρῐνοῖεν,
δῐᾰκρῐνοίησᾰν
middle indicative δῐᾰκρῐνοῦμαι δῐᾰκρῐνῇ δῐᾰκρῐνεῖται δῐᾰκρῐνεῖσθον δῐᾰκρῐνεῖσθον δῐᾰκρῐνούμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῐνεῖσθε δῐᾰκρῐνοῦνται
optative δῐᾰκρῐνοίμην δῐᾰκρῐνοῖο δῐᾰκρῐνοῖτο δῐᾰκρῐνοῖσθον δῐᾰκρῐνοίσθην δῐᾰκρῐνοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῐνοῖσθε δῐᾰκρῐνοῖντο
active middle
infinitive δῐᾰκρῐνεῖν δῐᾰκρῐνεῖσθαι
participle m δῐᾰκρῐνῶν δῐᾰκρῐνούμενος
f δῐᾰκρῐνοῦσᾰ δῐᾰκρῐνουμένη
n δῐᾰκρῐνοῦν δῐᾰκρῐνούμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: δῐέκρῑνᾰ, δῐεκρῑνᾰ́μην, δῐεκρῐ́νθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐέκρῑνᾰ δῐέκρῑνᾰς δῐέκρῑνε(ν) δῐεκρῑ́νᾰτον δῐεκρῑνᾰ́την δῐεκρῑ́νᾰμεν δῐεκρῑ́νᾰτε δῐέκρῑνᾰν
subjunctive δῐᾰκρῑ́νω δῐᾰκρῑ́νῃς δῐᾰκρῑ́νῃ δῐᾰκρῑ́νητον δῐᾰκρῑ́νητον δῐᾰκρῑ́νωμεν δῐᾰκρῑ́νητε δῐᾰκρῑ́νωσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰκρῑ́ναιμῐ δῐᾰκρῑ́νειᾰς,
δῐᾰκρῑ́ναις 		δῐᾰκρῑ́νειε(ν),
δῐᾰκρῑ́ναι 		δῐᾰκρῑ́ναιτον δῐᾰκρῑναίτην δῐᾰκρῑ́ναιμεν δῐᾰκρῑ́ναιτε δῐᾰκρῑ́νειᾰν,
δῐᾰκρῑ́ναιεν
imperative   δῐᾰ́κρῑνον δῐᾰκρῑνᾰ́τω δῐᾰκρῑ́νᾰτον δῐᾰκρῑνᾰ́των   δῐᾰκρῑ́νᾰτε δῐᾰκρῑνᾰ́ντων
middle indicative δῐεκρῑνᾰ́μην δῐεκρῑ́νω δῐεκρῑ́νᾰτο δῐεκρῑ́νᾰσθον δῐεκρῑνᾰ́σθην δῐεκρῑνᾰ́μεθᾰ δῐεκρῑ́νᾰσθε δῐεκρῑ́νᾰντο
subjunctive δῐᾰκρῑ́νωμαι δῐᾰκρῑ́νῃ δῐᾰκρῑ́νηται δῐᾰκρῑ́νησθον δῐᾰκρῑ́νησθον δῐᾰκρῑνώμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῑ́νησθε δῐᾰκρῑ́νωνται
optative δῐᾰκρῑναίμην δῐᾰκρῑ́ναιο δῐᾰκρῑ́ναιτο δῐᾰκρῑ́ναισθον δῐᾰκρῑναίσθην δῐᾰκρῑναίμεθᾰ δῐᾰκρῑ́ναισθε δῐᾰκρῑ́ναιντο
imperative   δῐᾰ́κρῑναι δῐᾰκρῑνᾰ́σθω δῐᾰκρῑ́νᾰσθον δῐᾰκρῑνᾰ́σθων   δῐᾰκρῑ́νᾰσθε δῐᾰκρῑνᾰ́σθων
passive indicative δῐεκρῐ́νθην δῐεκρῐ́νθης δῐεκρῐ́νθη δῐεκρῐ́νθητον δῐεκρῐνθήτην δῐεκρῐ́νθημεν δῐεκρῐ́νθητε δῐεκρῐ́νθησᾰν
subjunctive δῐᾰκρῐνθῶ δῐᾰκρῐνθῇς δῐᾰκρῐνθῇ δῐᾰκρῐνθῆτον δῐᾰκρῐνθῆτον δῐᾰκρῐνθῶμεν δῐᾰκρῐνθῆτε δῐᾰκρῐνθῶσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰκρῐνθείην δῐᾰκρῐνθείης δῐᾰκρῐνθείη δῐᾰκρῐνθεῖτον,
δῐᾰκρῐνθείητον 		δῐᾰκρῐνθείτην,
δῐᾰκρῐνθειήτην 		δῐᾰκρῐνθεῖμεν,
δῐᾰκρῐνθείημεν 		δῐᾰκρῐνθεῖτε,
δῐᾰκρῐνθείητε 		δῐᾰκρῐνθεῖεν,
δῐᾰκρῐνθείησᾰν
imperative   δῐᾰκρῐ́νθητῐ δῐᾰκρῐνθήτω δῐᾰκρῐ́νθητον δῐᾰκρῐνθήτων   δῐᾰκρῐ́νθητε δῐᾰκρῐνθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive δῐᾰκρῖναι δῐᾰκρῑ́νᾰσθαι δῐᾰκρῐνθῆναι
participle m δῐᾰκρῑ́νᾱς δῐᾰκρῑνᾰ́μενος δῐᾰκρῐνθείς
f δῐᾰκρῑ́νᾱσᾰ δῐᾰκρῑνᾰμένη δῐᾰκρῐνθεῖσᾰ
n δῐᾰκρῖνᾰν δῐᾰκρῑνᾰ́μενον δῐᾰκρῐνθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: δῐεκρῐ́θην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
passive indicative δῐεκρῐ́θην δῐεκρῐ́θης δῐεκρῐ́θη δῐεκρῐ́θητον δῐεκρῐθήτην δῐεκρῐ́θημεν δῐεκρῐ́θητε δῐεκρῐ́θησᾰν
subjunctive δῐᾰκρῐθῶ δῐᾰκρῐθῇς δῐᾰκρῐθῇ δῐᾰκρῐθῆτον δῐᾰκρῐθῆτον δῐᾰκρῐθῶμεν δῐᾰκρῐθῆτε δῐᾰκρῐθῶσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰκρῐθείην δῐᾰκρῐθείης δῐᾰκρῐθείη δῐᾰκρῐθεῖτον,
δῐᾰκρῐθείητον 		δῐᾰκρῐθείτην,
δῐᾰκρῐθειήτην 		δῐᾰκρῐθεῖμεν,
δῐᾰκρῐθείημεν 		δῐᾰκρῐθεῖτε,
δῐᾰκρῐθείητε 		δῐᾰκρῐθεῖεν,
δῐᾰκρῐθείησᾰν
imperative   δῐᾰκρῐ́θητῐ δῐᾰκρῐθήτω δῐᾰκρῐ́θητον δῐᾰκρῐθήτων   δῐᾰκρῐ́θητε δῐᾰκρῐθέντων
passive
infinitive δῐᾰκρῐθῆναι
participle m δῐᾰκρῐθείς
f δῐᾰκρῐθεῖσᾰ
n δῐᾰκρῐθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: δῐᾰκέκρῐκᾰ, δῐᾰκέκρῐμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰκέκρῐκᾰ δῐᾰκέκρῐκᾰς δῐᾰκέκρῐκε(ν) δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κᾰτον δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κᾰτον δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κᾰμεν δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κᾰτε δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κω δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κῃς δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κῃ δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κητον δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κητον δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κωμεν δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κητε δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κωσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κοιμῐ,
δῐᾰκεκρῐκοίην 		δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κοις,
δῐᾰκεκρῐκοίης 		δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κοι,
δῐᾰκεκρῐκοίη 		δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κοιτον δῐᾰκεκρῐκοίτην δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κοιμεν δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κοιτε δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κοιεν
imperative   δῐᾰκέκρῐκε δῐᾰκεκρῐκέτω δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κετον δῐᾰκεκρῐκέτων   δῐᾰκεκρῐ́κετε δῐᾰκεκρῐκόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐᾰκέκρῐμαι δῐᾰκέκρῐσαι δῐᾰκέκρῐται δῐᾰκέκρῐσθον δῐᾰκέκρῐσθον δῐᾰκεκρῐ́μεθᾰ δῐᾰκέκρῐσθε δῐᾰκέκρῐνται
subjunctive δῐᾰκεκρῐμένος ὦ δῐᾰκεκρῐμένος ᾖς δῐᾰκεκρῐμένος ᾖ δῐᾰκεκρῐμένω ἦτον δῐᾰκεκρῐμένω ἦτον δῐᾰκεκρῐμένοι ὦμεν δῐᾰκεκρῐμένοι ἦτε δῐᾰκεκρῐμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰκεκρῐμένος εἴην δῐᾰκεκρῐμένος εἴης δῐᾰκεκρῐμένος εἴη δῐᾰκεκρῐμένω εἴητον/εἶτον δῐᾰκεκρῐμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην δῐᾰκεκρῐμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν δῐᾰκεκρῐμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε δῐᾰκεκρῐμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   δῐᾰκέκρῐσο δῐᾰκεκρῐ́σθω δῐᾰκέκρῐσθον δῐᾰκεκρῐ́σθων   δῐᾰκέκρῐσθε δῐᾰκεκρῐ́σθων
active middle/passive
infinitive δῐᾰκεκρῐκέναι δῐᾰκεκρῐ́σθαι
participle m δῐᾰκεκρῐκώς δῐᾰκεκρῐμένος
f δῐᾰκεκρῐκυῖᾰ δῐᾰκεκρῐμένη
n δῐᾰκεκρῐκός δῐᾰκεκρῐμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: δῐεκεκρῐ́κειν, δῐεκεκρῐ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐεκεκρῐ́κειν,
δῐεκεκρῐ́κη 		δῐεκεκρῐ́κεις,
δῐεκεκρῐ́κης 		δῐεκεκρῐ́κει(ν) δῐεκεκρῐ́κετον δῐεκεκρῐκέτην δῐεκεκρῐ́κεμεν δῐεκεκρῐ́κετε δῐεκεκρῐ́κεσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐεκεκρῐ́μην δῐεκέκρῐσο δῐεκέκρῐτο δῐεκέκρῐσθον δῐεκεκρῐ́σθην δῐεκεκρῐ́μεθᾰ δῐεκέκρῐσθε δῐεκέκρῐντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Descendants

  • → Greek: διακρίνω (diakríno) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακρίνω (diakrínō) (via Byzantine Greek[1]) with semantic loan from French se distinguer (“to distinguish oneself”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði.aˈkɾi.no/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧κρί‧νω

Verb

διακρίνω • (diakríno) (imperfect διέκρινα, past διέκρινα, passive διακρίνομαι, p‑past διακρίθηκα, ppp διακεκριμένος)

  1. (transitive) to distinguish, to differentiate (to recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics)
  2. (transitive) to distinguish, to differentiate (to show or be the difference or distinction between things)
  3. (transitive) to distinguish (to make noticeably different or better than others through accomplishments)
  4. (passive voice) to distinguish oneself (to make oneself noticeably different or better than others through accomplishments)
  5. (transitive) to distinguish, to discern, to make out, to perceive, to detect (to see someone or something clearly or distinctly)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. ^ διακρίνω - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
  2. ^ διακρίνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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