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τρίβω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *tr-ey-gʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub). Cognate with Latin tero.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    τρῑ́βω (trī́bō)

    1. to rub
    2. to grind; to thresh; to pound
    3. to waste; to ravage
    4. to rub away; to grind down; to wear away
    5. to wear out

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: τρίβω (trívo, to rub, to grate)

    References

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek τρίβω (tríbō).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈtri.vo/
    • Hyphenation: τρί‧βω

    Verb

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    τρίβω (trívo) (past έτριψα, passive τρίβομαι)

    1. (cooking) to grate, grind
      τρίβω το τυρίtrívo to tyrígrate the cheese
    2. to rub, chafe

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    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

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    • τριμμένος (trimménos, grated, participle)
    • τετριμμένος (tetrimménos, commonplace, overused, participle with reduplication) (formal, figurative sense) from Ancient Greek
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    See also

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    • (similar meaning) θραύω (thrávo, to break)
    • (similar form and sound, paronym) στρίβω (strívo, to twist, turn)