τριβή

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 17 June 2015

Etymology

From τρίβω (tríbō, rub, grind) +‎ ().

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρῐβή • (trĭbḗf (genitive τρῐβῆς); first declension

  1. a rubbing down, wearing away, wasting
    1. wear and tear
  2. practice, as opposed to theory
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, Τοῦ μεγάλου Ἱπποκράτους πάντων τῶν ἰατρῶν κορυφαίου τὰ εὑρισκόμενα. Magni Hippocratis medicorum omnium facile principis, opera omnia quæ extant. 25.43
    • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 5.6.15
    1. mere practice, routine, as opposed to true art
  3. that about which one is busied, the object of care, anxiety, love (compare Latin cura)
  4. (of time) a spending
    1. delay, putting off

Inflection

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Greek

Noun

τριβή • (trivíf (plural τριβές)

  1. friction (mechanical resistance)
    Antonym: αντιτριβή (antitriví)
  2. wear (resulting from friction)
  3. friction (conflict)

Declension

Declension of τριβή
singular plural
nominative τριβή (triví) τριβές (trivés)
genitive τριβής (trivís) τριβών (trivón)
accusative τριβή (triví) τριβές (trivés)
vocative τριβή (triví) τριβές (trivés)

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