δειλός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δειλός (deilósm (feminine δειλή, neuter δειλόν); first/second declension

  1. cowardly
    Antonym: ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos)
  2. wretched, sorrowful
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 18.54:
      ὤ μοι ἐγὼ δειλή, ὤ μοι δυσαριστοτόκεια,
      ṓ moi egṑ deilḗ, ṓ moi dusaristotókeia,
      Oh, wretched I am, oh, I am the unhappy mother of the noblest son,

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: δειλός (deilós) (learned)

References

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δειλός (deilós).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðiˈlos/
  • Hyphenation: δει‧λός

Adjective

δειλός (deilósm (feminine δειλή, neuter δειλό)

  1. cowardly, pusillanimous
    Synonym: λιπόψυχος (lipópsychos)
  2. timid, timorous

Declension

Declension of δειλός
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative δειλός (deilós) δειλή (deilí) δειλό (deiló) δειλοί (deiloí) δειλές (deilés) δειλά (deilá)
genitive δειλού (deiloú) δειλής (deilís) δειλού (deiloú) δειλών (deilón) δειλών (deilón) δειλών (deilón)
accusative δειλό (deiló) δειλή (deilí) δειλό (deiló) δειλούς (deiloús) δειλές (deilés) δειλά (deilá)
vocative δειλέ (deilé) δειλή (deilí) δειλό (deiló) δειλοί (deiloí) δειλές (deilés) δειλά (deilá)

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

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ δειλός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language