diatriba, diatribae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Literature
school for rhetoric/philosophy; learned discussion (L+S);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diatriba | diatribae |
| Gen. | diatribae | diatribarum |
| Dat. | diatribae | diatribis |
| Acc. | diatribam | diatribas |
| Voc. | diatriba | diatribae |
| Abl. | diatriba | diatribis |
Examples
Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...Menedemo philosophis; deque eleganti verecundia Aristotelis successorem diatribae suae eligentis. VI. Quid veteres Latini dixerint, quas Graeci prosoidias..."Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...Menedemo philosophis; deque eleganti verecundia Aristotelis successorem diatribae suae eligentis. I. Aristoteles philosophus annos iam fere natus..."Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...politikoi, [VIII.-IX.] epeidan au eis tas hymeteras diatribas elthosi kai tous logous, katagelastoi eisi.. X. Paulo..."Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...philosophus responderit percontanti, an sapiens irasceretur. Interrogavi in diatriba Taurum, an sapiens irasceretur. Dabat enim saepe post cotidianas..."