Learn Greek › B2 › διατροφή
διατροφή
diet / nutrition /ði.a.troˈfi/
nounB2#2747 most common
Also: nourishment, sustenance, alimony (legal: child support/maintenance)
Example sentences
Η διατροφή μου είναι υγιεινή.
My diet is healthy.
Πρέπει να προσέχεις τη διατροφή σου.
You need to watch your diet.
Ο γιατρός μού είπε να αλλάξω τη διατροφή μου.
The doctor told me to change my diet.
Η ισορροπημένη διατροφή βοηθάει στην πρόληψη πολλών ασθενειών.
A balanced diet helps prevent many diseases.
Μετά το διαζύγιο, ο πατέρας υποχρεούται να πληρώνει διατροφή για τα παιδιά.
After the divorce, the father is required to pay child support.
Η επιστημονική έρευνα για τη σχέση ανάμεσα στη διατροφή και στη μακροζωία έχει αναδείξει πολύπλοκους μηχανισμούς βιολογικής προσαρμογής.
Scientific research on the link between diet and longevity has revealed complex mechanisms of biological adaptation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η διατροφή | οι διατροφές |
| Genitive | της διατροφής | των διατροφών |
| Accusative | τη διατροφή | τις διατροφές |
| Vocative | διατροφή | διατροφές |
Word family
τρέφωto feed, to nourish, to raise
τροφήfood, nourishmentθρεπτικόςnutritious
ανατροφήupbringing, child-rearing
διατρέφωto sustain, to support financially
Etymology
Διατροφή comes from the verb διατρέφω, formed from the prefix δια- (through, throughout) and τρέφω (to nourish, to feed), with the noun-forming suffix -ή attached to the verb stem. Τρέφω itself has no settled Indo-European derivation; Greek etymologists treat it as uncertain, possibly from a pre-Greek substrate word. The compound sense is literally the act or means of sustaining someone through feeding, which is why the word later extended into the legal sense of ongoing financial support.
Learn Greek the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 3,509 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 3,509 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free