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διακριτικός
discreet /ði.a.kri.tiˈkos/
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Also: tactful, distinguishing, distinctive
Example sentences
Ο Νίκος είναι πολύ διακριτικός.
Nikos is very discreet.
Η δασκάλα μας ήταν διακριτική με τα λάθη μας.
Our teacher was tactful about our mistakes.
Προσπάθησε να είσαι διακριτικός όταν του μιλήσεις για το πρόβλημα.
Try to be discreet when you talk to him about the problem.
Ο διακριτικός τρόπος με τον οποίο χειρίστηκε το θέμα εντυπωσίασε όλους.
The tactful way he handled the matter impressed everyone.
Αυτό το σήμα αποτελεί το διακριτικό γνώρισμα της εταιρείας.
This mark is the company's distinguishing feature.
Η διακριτική παρέμβαση της κυβέρνησης απέτρεψε την κρίση χωρίς να προκαλέσει αίσθηση.
The government's discreet intervention averted the crisis without drawing attention.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | διακριτικός | διακριτικοί |
| Genitive | διακριτικού | διακριτικών |
| Accusative | διακριτικό | διακριτικούς |
| Vocative | διακριτικέ | διακριτικοί |
Word family
διακρίνωto distinguish, discern
διάκρισηdistinction, discretion, discernment
διακριτικότηταtact, discretion (as a quality)
αδιάκριτοςindiscreet, indiscriminate
διακριτικάinsignia, distinguishing marks
Etymology
διακριτικός comes from the verb διακρίνω, meaning to distinguish or discern, built from the prefix δια- (through, apart) and κρίνω (to judge, to separate). The suffix -τικός turns this into an adjective meaning capable of distinguishing, and by extension, careful and tactful about what to reveal. The same root κρίνω, via Latin cernere and discretus, also gives English discreet, so the two words share a common ancestor despite arriving by different paths.
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