Δῖος
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Δεῖος (Deîos)
Etymology
From δῖος (dîos, “divine, heavenly”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dîː.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈdi.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈði.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈði.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈði.os/
Proper noun
Δῖος • (Dîos) m (genitive Δῑ́ου); second declension
- Dius, the name of a Macedonian month corresponding to October
Inflection
References
- “Δῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Δῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)