διάκριση

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διάκρισις (diákrisis) with semantic loan from French distinction, discrimination and discrétion.[1] By surface analysis, διακρί(νω) (diakrí(no)) +‎ -ση (-si).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðiˈa.kɾi.si/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧ά‧κρι‧ση

Noun

διάκριση • (diákrisi) f (plural διακρίσεις)

  1. distinction (the act of distinguishing)
  2. distinction (that which distinguishes)
  3. discrimination (the act of discriminating, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions)
  4. discrimination (differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage)
  5. distinction (a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence)
  6. discretion (the authority to exercise one's own judgement in making decisions that have effect)

Declension

Declension of διάκριση
singular plural
nominative διάκριση (diákrisi) διακρίσεις (diakríseis)
genitive διάκρισης (diákrisis) διακρίσεων (diakríseon)
accusative διάκριση (diákrisi) διακρίσεις (diakríseis)
vocative διάκριση (diákrisi) διακρίσεις (diakríseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: διακρίσεως (diakríseos)

References

  1. ^ διάκριση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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