-δε
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *de.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /de/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /de/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðe/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðe/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðe/
Suffix[edit]
-δε • (-de)
- Added to noun to form an adverb of motion towards: to, for ...; ...-wards
- Added to demonstratives to form proximal demonstratives
Usage notes[edit]
When following -ς, the resulting -σδε may be respelled -ζε.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “-δε”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press