δασύς

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Indo-European *dn̥s-, zero-grade of *dens- (“thick, dense”). Cognate with Latin dēnsus.

δᾰσῠ́ς • (dasús) m (feminine δᾰσεῖᾰ, neuter δᾰσύ); first/third declension

hairy, shaggy
Synonyms: βλοσυρός (blosurós), πολύτριχος (polútrikhos)

Antonym: ψῑλός (psīlós)
(of birds, animals, etc.) downy
(of shields of skin) with the hair on
(of places) thickly wooded, bushy
(of terrain) rough
(of urine) cloudy
hoarse
aspirated
Antonym: ψῑλός (psīlós)

First and third declension of δᾰσῠ́ς; δᾰσεῖᾰ; δᾰσῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δᾰσῠ́ς dasús	δᾰσεῖᾰ daseîa	δᾰσῠ́ dasú	δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσείᾱ daseíā	δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσεῖς daseîs	δᾰσεῖαι daseîai	δᾰσέᾰ daséa
Genitive	δᾰσέος daséos	δᾰσείᾱς daseíās	δᾰσέος daséos	δᾰσέοιν daséoin	δᾰσείαιν daseíain	δᾰσέοιν daséoin	δᾰσέων daséōn	δᾰσειῶν daseiôn	δᾰσέων daséōn
Dative	δᾰσεῖ daseî	δᾰσείᾳ daseíāi	δᾰσεῖ daseî	δᾰσέοιν daséoin	δᾰσείαιν daseíain	δᾰσέοιν daséoin	δᾰσέσῐ / δᾰσέσῐν dasési(n)	δᾰσείαις daseíais	δᾰσέσῐ / δᾰσέσῐν dasési(n)
Accusative	δᾰσῠ́ν dasún	δᾰσεῖᾰν daseîan	δᾰσῠ́ dasú	δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσείᾱ daseíā	δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσεῖς daseîs	δᾰσείᾱς daseíās	δᾰσέᾰ daséa
Vocative	δᾰσῠ́ dasú	δᾰσεῖᾰ daseîa	δᾰσῠ́ dasú	δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσείᾱ daseíā	δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσεῖς daseîs	δᾰσεῖαι daseîai	δᾰσέᾰ daséa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δᾰσέως daséōs			δᾰσῠ́τερος dasúteros			δᾰσῠ́τᾰτος dasútatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

“δασύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δασύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“δασύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
δασύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δασύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
δασύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- brushwood idem, page 102.
- bushy idem, page 106.
- hairy idem, page 381.
- leafy idem, page 482.
- scrub idem, page 743.
- shaggy idem, page 760.
- thick idem, page 865.
- undergrowth idem, page 913.
- wooded idem, page 987.
- woody idem, page 987.

δασύς • (dasýs) m (feminine δασεία, neuter δασύ)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο δασύς, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δασύς, etc.)