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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δέμω (démō, “build”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dé.mas/ → /ˈðe.mas/ → /ˈðe.mas/
Noun
δέμᾰς • (démas) n (indeclinable)
- body
- (adverbial) in such a form or fashion
Usage notes
Typically refers to human bodies, but can sometimes refer to those of animals. Usually of a living body (as opposed to σῶμα (sôma)), but sometimes of a corpse.
References
- “δέμας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δέμας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δέμας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δέμας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δέμας in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- δέμας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “δέμας”, 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, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- LSJ 7th edition