διατριβή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐᾰτρῑ́βω (dĭătrī́bō, “to spend time”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.a.tri.bɛ̌ː/ → /ði.a.triˈβi/ → /ði.a.triˈvi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.a.tri.bɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.a.triˈbe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.a.triˈβi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.a.triˈvi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.a.triˈvi/

Noun

δῐᾰτρῐβή • (dĭătrĭbḗ) f (genitive δῐᾰτρῐβῆς); first declension

1. a way of spending time
   1. pastime, hobby, amusement
   2. occupation, employment, study
   3. waste of time, delay

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δῐᾰτρῐβή; τῆς δῐᾰτρῐβῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δῐᾰτρῐβή hē dĭătrĭbḗ	τὼ δῐᾰτρῐβᾱ́ tṑ dĭătrĭbā́	αἱ δῐᾰτρῐβαί hai dĭătrĭbaí
Genitive	τῆς δῐᾰτρῐβῆς tês dĭătrĭbês	τοῖν δῐᾰτρῐβαῖν toîn dĭătrĭbaîn	τῶν δῐᾰτρῐβῶν tôn dĭătrĭbôn
Dative	τῇ δῐᾰτρῐβῇ têi dĭătrĭbêi	τοῖν δῐᾰτρῐβαῖν toîn dĭătrĭbaîn	ταῖς δῐᾰτρῐβαῖς taîs dĭătrĭbaîs
Accusative	τὴν δῐᾰτρῐβήν tḕn dĭătrĭbḗn	τὼ δῐᾰτρῐβᾱ́ tṑ dĭătrĭbā́	τᾱ̀ς δῐᾰτρῐβᾱ́ς tā̀s dĭătrĭbā́s
Vocative	δῐᾰτρῐβή dĭătrĭbḗ	δῐᾰτρῐβᾱ́ dĭătrĭbā́	δῐᾰτρῐβαί dĭătrĭbaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: διατριβή f (diatriví, “treatise”)
• Latin: diatriba

References

• “διατριβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “διατριβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• διατριβή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διατριβή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • amusement idem, page 28.
  • avocation idem, page 55.
  • business idem, page 106.
  • dalliance idem, page 193.
  • delay idem, page 207.
  • distraction idem, page 242.
  • diversion idem, page 243.
  • entertainment idem, page 277.
  • expenditure idem, page 293.
  • habitation idem, page 380.
  • haunt idem, page 388.
  • hesitation idem, page 398.
  • hobby idem, page 402.
  • occupation idem, page 568.
  • pastime idem, page 598.
  • pause idem, page 599.
  • procrastination idem, page 644.
  • pursuit idem, page 659.
  • recreation idem, page 684.
  • relaxation idem, page 690.
  • slowness idem, page 786.
  • sojourn idem, page 791.
  • sport idem, page 804.
  • stay idem, page 813.
  • stop idem, page 820.
  • study idem, page 829.
  • tardiness idem, page 855.
  • time idem, page 875.
  • trifling idem, page 895.
  • vacillation idem, page 942.
  • waiting idem, page 959.
  • waste idem, page 965.
  • wavering idem, page 968.
  • work idem, page 988.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διατριβή (diatribḗ, “study”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðʝa.tɾiˈvi/

Noun

διατριβή • (diatriví) f (plural διατριβές)

1. dissertation, thesis

   Ο υποψήφιος διδάκτορας έστειλε τη διατριβή του στην κριτική επιτροπή των καθηγητών.

   O ypopsífios didáktoras ésteile ti diatriví tou stin kritikí epitropí ton kathigitón.

   The doctoral candidate sent his dissertation to the dissertation review board.

1. treatise, discourse

Declension

Declension of διατριβή

	singular	plural
nominative	διατριβή (diatriví)	διατριβές (diatrivés)
genitive	διατριβής (diatrivís)	διατριβών (diatrivón)
accusative	διατριβή (diatriví)	διατριβές (diatrivés)
vocative	διατριβή (diatriví)	διατριβές (diatrivés)

Related terms

• see: τρίβω (trívo, “to grind, to chafe”)

Further reading

• διατριβή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language