διακρίνω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δια- (dia-) + κρί̄νω (krí̄nō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.a.krǐː.nɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /di.aˈkri.no/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈkri.no/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈkri.no/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.aˈkri.no/
Verb
δῐακρί̄νω • (dĭakrí̄nō)
Conjugation
Present: δῐᾰκρῑ́νω, δῐᾰκρῑ́νομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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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.
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Perfect: δῐᾰκέκρῐκᾰ, δῐᾰκέκρῐμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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Pluperfect: δῐεκεκρῐ́κειν / δῐεκεκρῐ́κη, δῐεκεκρῐ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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Descendants
- → Greek: διακρίνω (diakríno) (learned)
Further reading
- “διακρίνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- διακρίνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- διακρίνω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “διακρίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “διακρίνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G1252 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- conclude idem, page 155.
- decide idem, page 200.
- determine idem, page 219.
- discriminate idem, page 231.
- distinguish idem, page 241.
- judge idem, page 465.
- part idem, page 593.
- separate idem, page 754.
- sift idem, page 774.
- specialise idem, page 799.
- split idem, page 803.
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)
- (transitive) to distinguish, to differentiate (to recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics)
- (transitive) to distinguish, to differentiate (to show or be the difference or distinction between things)
- (transitive) to distinguish (to make noticeably different or better than others through accomplishments)
- (passive voice) to distinguish oneself (to make oneself noticeably different or better than others through accomplishments)
- (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
- ^ 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.)
- ^ διακρίνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language