Δάν
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dan"
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dǎːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /dan/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðan/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðan/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðan/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דָּן (Dān).
Noun
Δᾱ́ν • (Dā́n) m (indeclinable)
Descendants
- Greek: Δαν (Dan)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
Δᾱ́ν • (Dā́n) m (genitive Δᾱνός); third declension
- Alternative form of Ζεύς (Zeús)
Inflection
References
- “Δάν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Δάν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)