δάϊος

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 21 November 2024

Alternative forms

δᾷος (dâios) — Doric
δήῐ̈ος (dḗïos), δῆος (dêos) — Epic, Ionic

Etymology

From δάϊς (dáïs, “battle”), which Beekes claims is of Pre-Greek origin.^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dǎː.i.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈda.i.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈða.i.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈða.i.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈða.i.os/

Adjective

δᾱ́ῐ̈ος • (dā́ïos) m (feminine δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ, neuter δᾱ́ῐ̈ον); first/second declension (Doric)
δᾱ́ῐ̈ος • (dā́ïos) m or f (neuter δᾱ́ῐ̈ον); second declension (Doric)

Inflection

First and second declension of δᾱ́ῐ̈ος; δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ; δᾱ́ῐ̈ον (Doric)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ος dā́ïos	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ïoi	δᾱ́ῐ̈αι dā́ïai	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Genitive	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāḯoio	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱς dāḯās	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāḯoio	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́αιν dāḯain	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāḯōn	δᾱῐ̈ᾶν dāïân	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāḯōn
Dative	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāḯōi	δᾱῐ̈́ᾳ dāḯāi	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāḯōi	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́αιν dāḯain	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāḯois	δᾱῐ̈́αις dāḯais	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāḯois
Accusative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱν dāḯān	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ους dāḯous	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱς dāḯās	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Vocative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ε dā́ïe	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ïoi	δᾱ́ῐ̈αι dā́ïai	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δᾱῐ̈́ως dāḯōs			δᾱῐ̈ώτερος dāïṓteros			δᾱῐ̈ώτᾰτος dāïṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Second declension of δᾱ́ῐ̈ος; δᾱ́ῐ̈ον (Doric)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ος dā́ïos	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ïoi	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Genitive	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāḯoio	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāḯoio	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāḯōn	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāḯōn
Dative	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāḯōi	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāḯōi	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāḯois	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāḯois
Accusative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ους dāḯous	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Vocative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ε dā́ïe	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ïoi	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	δᾱῐ̈́ως dāḯōs		δᾱῐ̈ώτερος dāïṓteros		δᾱῐ̈ώτᾰτος dāïṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

δηϊοτής (dēïotḗs)
Δηῐ̈́φοβος (Dēḯphobos)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δήϊος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 323

“δάϊος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
δάϊος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δήϊος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
δάϊος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
“δάϊος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δάϊος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- doleful idem, page 246.
- enemy idem, page 273.
- foe idem, page 331.
- hapless idem, page 384.
- luckless idem, page 504.
- monstrous idem, page 539.
- sad idem, page 730.
- unfortunate idem, page 918.
- unhappy idem, page 920.
- woeful idem, page 986.
- wretched idem, page 993.
“δάϊος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δήϊος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 323

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