The word shows some resemblance to Latvian dupêtiês (“dead sound”) and Serbo-Croatian dűpiti (“to slay”), but the initial γδ- found in some compounds suggests a Pre-Greek origin. Compare Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.
δοῦπος • (doûpos) m (genitive δούπου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ δοῦπος ho doûpos |
τὼ δούπω tṑ doúpō |
οἱ δοῦποι hoi doûpoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ δούπου toû doúpou |
τοῖν δούποιν toîn doúpoin |
τῶν δούπων tôn doúpōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ δούπῳ tôi doúpōi |
τοῖν δούποιν toîn doúpoin |
τοῖς δούποις toîs doúpois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν δοῦπον tòn doûpon |
τὼ δούπω tṑ doúpō |
τοὺς δούπους toùs doúpous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δοῦπε doûpe |
δούπω doúpō |
δοῦποι doûpoi | ||||||||||
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