δέος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwey- (“to fear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós), Old Armenian երկն (erkn), Latin dīrus.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δέος • (déos) n (genitive δέους); third declension

  1. fear, alarm
  2. reason for fear

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ δέος; τοῦ δέους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ δέος
tò déos 		τὼ δέει
tṑ déei 		τᾰ̀ δέη
tà déē
Genitive τοῦ δέους
toû déous 		τοῖν δεοῖν
toîn deoîn 		τῶν δεῶν
tôn deôn
Dative τῷ δέει
tôi déei 		τοῖν δεοῖν
toîn deoîn 		τοῖς δέεσῐ / δέεσῐν
toîs déesi(n)
Accusative τὸ δέος
tò déos 		τὼ δέει
tṑ déei 		τᾰ̀ δέη
tà déē
Vocative δέος
déos 		δέει
déei 		δέη
déē
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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðe.os/
  • Hyphenation: δέ‧ος

Noun

δέος • (déos) n (uncountable)

  1. awe (a feeling of fear and reverence)

Declension

  δέος
case     \     number singular
nominative δέος •
genitive δέους •
accusative δέος •
vocative δέος •
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