διαφορά

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

1. difference
2. discord, disagreement

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 (2006–2018)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, 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.

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

Further reading

• διαφορά in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]