δίκτυον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Traditionally derived from a u-stem formation of δικεῖν (dikeîn, to throw). Beekes expresses mild doubts about this, but notes that the word is likely Pre-Greek regardless, due to the older form of Mycenaean Greek [script needed] (de-ku-tu-wo-ko (dektuworgos)) demonstrating ε-ι variation in the first vowel. See also δίσκος (dískos, discus).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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δίκτυον (díktuonn (genitive δικτύου); second declension

  1. fishing net

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δίκτυον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 335-6

Further reading

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