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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δήϊος (dḗïos) (Epic form of δᾱ́ῐ̈ος (dā́ïos, “hostile”)) + -της (-tēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛː.i.o.tɛ̌ːs/ → /ði.i.oˈtis/ → /ði.i.oˈtis/
Noun
δηϊοτής • (dēïotḗs) f (genitive δηϊοτῆτος); third declension
- (Epic) conflict, combat
Declension
Further reading
- “δηϊοτής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δηϊοτής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δηϊοτής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “δηϊοτής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press