τρίβω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub). Cognate with Latin tero.

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Pronunciation

 

Verb

τρῑ́βω (trī́bō)

  1. to rub
  2. to grind, thresh, pound
  3. to waste, ravage
  4. to rub away, grind down, wear away
  5. to wear out

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: τρίβω (trívo, to rub, to grate)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρίβω (tríbō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtri.vo/
  • Hyphenation: τρί‧βω

Verb

τρίβω (trívo) (past έτριψα, passive τρίβομαι)

  1. (cooking) to grate, grind
    τρίβω το τυρίtrívo to tyrígrate the cheese
  2. to rub, chafe

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • τριμμένος (trimménos, grated, participle)
  • τετριμμένος (tetrimménos, commonplace, overused, participle with reduplication) (formal, figurative sense) from Ancient Greek

See also

  • (similar meaning) θραύω (thrávo, to break)
  • (similar form and sound, paronym) στρίβω (strívo, to twist, turn)