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διαμάχη
dispute /ði.aˈma.xi/
nounC1#3028 most common
Also: controversy, conflict, quarrel
Example sentences
Υπάρχει μια διαμάχη μεταξύ των δύο φίλων.
There is a dispute between the two friends.
Η διαμάχη τους κράτησε πολλά χρόνια.
Their dispute lasted many years.
Οι δύο εταιρείες βρίσκονται σε διαμάχη για τα δικαιώματα του σήματος.
The two companies are in a dispute over the trademark rights.
Η πολιτική διαμάχη ανάμεσα στα δύο κόμματα οξύνθηκε πριν τις εκλογές.
The political dispute between the two parties sharpened before the elections.
Η διαμάχη γύρω από το νομοσχέδιο προκάλεσε έντονες αντιδράσεις στη Βουλή.
The dispute over the bill provoked intense reactions in Parliament.
Η μακροχρόνια διαμάχη περί συνόρων μεταξύ των δύο κρατών παραμένει άλυτη παρά τις διπλωματικές προσπάθειες.
The long-standing border dispute between the two states remains unresolved despite diplomatic efforts.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η διαμάχη | οι διαμάχες |
| Genitive | της διαμάχης | των διαμαχών |
| Accusative | τη διαμάχη | τις διαμάχες |
| Vocative | διαμάχη | διαμάχες |
Word family
μάχηbattle, fight
μάχομαιto fight, to struggle
διαμάχομαιto contend with one another, to be at odds
συμμαχίαallianceαντιμαχίαrivalry, opposition
Etymology
διαμάχη is built from the prefix δια- (between, through) and μάχη (fight, battle), the noun tied to the verb μάχομαι (to fight). Together the parts point to a fight carried on between two sides, which in modern use has softened into a dispute or a contested conflict of views. The word keeps this sense across ancient and modern Greek, moving from physical combat toward argument and controversy.
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