δυάς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from δύο (dúo) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ás); compare τριάς (triás), τετράς (tetrás), δεκάς (dekás), χιλιάς (khiliás), μυριάς (muriás).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῠᾰ́ς (duásf (genitive δῠᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. the number two
  2. a group of two; couple, pair, duo, twosome, dyad

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: dyad
  • French: dyade

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