τετριμμένος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Participle of τέτρῐμμαι, passive perfect of τρῑ́βω (trī́bō, I rub, grind), with reduplication τ-ε-τριβ-μένος > τετριμμένος.

Pronunciation

 

Participle

τετριμμένος (tetrimménosm (feminine τετρῐμμένη, neuter τετρῐμμένον); first/second declension

  1. rubbed
  2. worn out, used constantly
    τετριμμένη καὶ κοινὴ διάλεκτοςtetrimménē kaì koinḕ diálektosthe overused and common language (dialect).
  3. experienced by frequent use

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: τετριμμένος (tetrimménos), τριμμένος (trimménos)

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek τετρῐμμένος (tetrimménos). Formal perfect participle of τρίβομαι (trívomai), passive voice of τρίβω. Retains ancient reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tetriˈmenos/
  • Hyphenation: τε‧τριμ‧μέ‧νος

Participle

τετριμμένος (tetrimménos) (— parameter error — )

  1. (formal, figuratively) mundane, commonplace
    Βαριέμαι όταν μιλάει· όλο τετριμμένα πράγματα λέει.
    Variémai ótan miláei; ólo tetrimména prágmata léei.
    I am bored when he/she talks; he/she says boring things all the time.

Usage notes

  • The corresponding standard Modern Greek participle τριμμένος (trimménos, grated) has literal meaning only.

Declension