δίς

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Ancient Greek

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    Cardinal: δῠ́ο (dúo)
    Ordinal: δεύτερος (deúteros)
    Adverbial: δίς (dís)
    Collective: δῠᾰ́ς (duás)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dwís, from the Proto-Indo-European *dwís; related to δύο (dúo, two). Cognates include the Sanskrit द्विस् (dvís) and the Latin bis and dis-.

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

δῐ́ς (dís) (cardinal δύο, ordinal δεύτερος)

  1. twice, doubly, again

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