τριβή
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- a rubbing down, wearing away, wasting
- practice, as opposed to theory
- that about which one is busied, the object of care, anxiety, love (compare Latin cura (cura))
- (of time) a spending
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek τρίβω (rub, grind, wear down, pound, I rub, use).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τρίβω
Gloss
rub, grind, wear down, pound, I rub, use
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
- extricāre Latin
- трибология Russian
- παιδοτρίβης Ancient Greek
- τρίβω Ancient Greek
- ὑποτρίβω Ancient Greek
- ὠμοτριβής Ancient Greek
- *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- τρίβω Greek (modern)
- τριβάς grc-koi