δάος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From δαίω (daíō, “to kindle”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δᾰ́ος • (dáos) n (genitive δᾰ́εος); third declension

  1. firebrand, torch
    Synonyms: γρᾰ́βῐον (grábion), γρῡνός (grūnós), δᾰΐς (daḯs), ἑλένη (helénē), λᾰμπᾰ́ς (lampás), λοφνῐ́ς (lophnís), πᾱνός (pānós), πῠρσός (pursós), φᾰνή (phanḗ), φρῠκτός (phruktós)
Inflection
Third declension of τὸ δᾰ́ος; τοῦ δᾰ́εος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ δᾰ́ος
tò dáos 		τὼ δᾰ́εε
tṑ dáee 		τᾰ̀ δᾰ́εᾰ
tà dáea
Genitive τοῦ δᾰ́εος
toû dáeos 		τοῖν δᾰέοιν
toîn daéoin 		τῶν δᾰέων
tôn daéōn
Dative τῷ δᾰ́εῐ̈
tôi dáeï 		τοῖν δᾰέοιν
toîn daéoin 		τοῖς δᾰ́εσῐ / δᾰ́εσῐν
toîs dáesi(n)
Accusative τὸ δᾰ́ος
tò dáos 		τὼ δᾰ́εε
tṑ dáee 		τᾰ̀ δᾰ́εᾰ
tà dáea
Vocative δᾰ́ος
dáos 		δᾰ́εε
dáee 		δᾰ́εᾰ
dáea
Notes:

Etymology 2

From Phrygian δάος (dáos), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w- (per Derksen); elsewhere reconstructed as *dʰew- (“to die”). Possibly cognate with Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬎𐬎- (dauu-, “to crush, to oppress”) (attested as 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬍 (duuaidī, 1 du. past middle)). Further, akin to Ancient Greek Ζεὺς θαύλιος (Zeùs thaúlios, “Zeus the strangler? (Phrygian god)”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δάος • (dáos)

  1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: Phrygian word for λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”).

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