δαΐς

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See also: δαίς, and δάϊς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root of δαίω (daíō, to kindle), from earlier *δαϝ-ιω (*daw-iō), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w- (to burn), related to Old High German zuscen.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δᾰΐς (daḯsf (genitive δᾰΐδος); third declension

  1. pinewood
  2. torch
    Synonyms: γράβιον (grábion), γρυνός (grunós), δᾰ́ος (dáos), ἑλένη (helénē), λαμπάς (lampás), λοφνίς (lophnís), πανός (panós), πυρσός (pursós), φανή (phanḗ), φρῠκτός (phruktós)

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References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*deh₂u̯-1”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 104

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