διαφορά

See also: διάφορα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From διαφέρω (diaphérō, “to differ”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.a.pʰo.rǎː/ → /ði.a.ɸoˈra/ → /ði.a.foˈra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.a.pʰo.rǎː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.a.pʰoˈra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.a.ɸoˈra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.a.foˈra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.a.foˈra/

Noun

δῐᾰφορᾱ́ • (dĭăphorā́) f (genitive δῐᾰφορᾶς); first declension

1. difference
2. discord, disagreement

Declension

First declension of ἡ δῐᾰφορᾱ́; τῆς δῐᾰφορᾶς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δῐᾰφορᾱ́ hē dĭăphorā́	τὼ δῐᾰφορᾱ́ tṑ dĭăphorā́	αἱ δῐᾰφοραί hai dĭăphoraí
Genitive	τῆς δῐᾰφορᾶς tês dĭăphorâs	τοῖν δῐᾰφοραῖν toîn dĭăphoraîn	τῶν δῐᾰφορῶν tôn dĭăphorôn
Dative	τῇ δῐᾰφορᾷ tēî dĭăphorāî	τοῖν δῐᾰφοραῖν toîn dĭăphoraîn	ταῖς δῐᾰφοραῖς taîs dĭăphoraîs
Accusative	τὴν δῐᾰφορᾱ́ν tḕn dĭăphorā́n	τὼ δῐᾰφορᾱ́ tṑ dĭăphorā́	τᾱ̀ς δῐᾰφορᾱ́ς tā̀s dĭăphorā́s
Vocative	δῐᾰφορᾱ́ dĭăphorā́	δῐᾰφορᾱ́ dĭăphorā́	δῐᾰφοραί dĭăphoraí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: διαφορά (diaforá)

Further reading

• “διαφορά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “διαφορά”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• διαφορά in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διαφορά 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.
  • altercation idem, page 25.
  • bickering idem, page 78.
  • brawl idem, page 94.
  • breach idem, page 94.
  • broil idem, page 100.
  • clash idem, page 135.
  • coldness idem, page 142.
  • contrast idem, page 169.
  • controversy idem, page 170.
  • coolness idem, page 173.
  • difference idem, page 223.
  • disagreement idem, page 227.
  • discord idem, page 230.
  • discrepancy idem, page 231.
  • dispute idem, page 238.
  • dissension idem, page 239.
  • dissimilarity idem, page 239.
  • distinction idem, page 241.
  • diverge idem, page 243.
  • diversity idem, page 243.
  • feud idem, page 317.
  • friction idem, page 345.
  • jar idem, page 461.
  • misunderstanding idem, page 536.
  • quarrel idem, page 663.
  • split idem, page 803.
  • strain idem, page 822.
  • strife idem, page 825.
  • tension idem, page 862.
  • variance idem, page 944.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαφορά (diaphorá).

Noun

διαφορά • (diaforá) f (plural διαφορές)

1. difference (in characteristics, position, etc)
2. difference (the result of subtraction)
3. dispute, difference (of opinion, etc)
4. (law) dispute

Declension

Declension of διαφορά

	singular	plural
nominative	διαφορά (diaforá)	διαφορές (diaforés)
genitive	διαφοράς (diaforás)	διαφορών (diaforón)
accusative	διαφορά (diaforá)	διαφορές (diaforés)
vocative	διαφορά (diaforá)	διαφορές (diaforés)

Related terms

• διαφορετικός (diaforetikós, “different”)
• διαφωνώ (diafonó, “to disagree, to differ”)
• διαφορά δυναμικού f (diaforá dynamikoú, “potential difference, voltage”)

Further reading

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