τρίβω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- to rub
- Ι grind, thresh, pound
- to waste, ravage
- to rub away, grind down, wear away
- to wear out
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb), *terh₁- (rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*terh₁-
Gloss
rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *stricāre Latin
- dētrītus Latin
- extricāre Latin
- protero Latin
- tarmes Latin
- tero Latin
- tersus Latin
- tribas, tribad- Latin
- tribulum Latin
- trio Latin
- vorāre Latin
- strigare Italian
- трибология Russian
- διατρίβω Ancient Greek
- διατριβή Ancient Greek
- παιδοτρίβης Ancient Greek
- παῖς Ancient Greek
- τέρετρον Ancient Greek
- τείρω Ancient Greek
- τράγαινα Ancient Greek
- τράγινος Ancient Greek
- τράγιον Ancient Greek
- τράγος Ancient Greek
- τρίβανον Ancient Greek
- τραγοπώγων Ancient Greek
- τριβή Ancient Greek
- τρώγω Ancient Greek
- τρώκτης Ancient Greek
- τρῆμα Ancient Greek
- τόρνος Ancient Greek
- ἀτειρής Ancient Greek
- Ἀτρυτώνη Ancient Greek
- ὑποτρίβω Ancient Greek
- ὑπότριμμα Ancient Greek
- ὠμοτριβής Ancient Greek
- ὠμός Ancient Greek
- *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *torh₂no- Proto-Indo-European
- *tórmos Proto-Indo-European
- *þreskaną Proto-Germanic
- *þreskwaną, *þreskaną Proto-Germanic
- *þrēaną Proto-Germanic
- *þrēduz Proto-Germanic
- *terti Proto-Slavic
- satrti Serbo-Croatian
- trti Serbo-Croatian
- сатрти Serbo-Croatian
- трти Serbo-Croatian
- strica Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ενδιατρίβω Greek (modern)
- συντρίβω Greek (modern)
- τρίβω Greek (modern)
- taro Welsh
- *tarankyos Proto-Celtic
- *tarrV- Proto-Celtic
- *torr-V- Proto-Celtic
- *térh₁-tro-m Proto-Celtic
- трьти Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- trěś Lower Sorbian
- τριβάς grc-koi