δάϊος

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 21 November 2024

Alternative forms

• δᾷος (dâios) — Doric
• δήῐ̈ος (dḗĭ̈os), δῆος (dêos) — Epic, Ionic

Etymology

From δάϊς (dáïs, “battle”), which Beekes claims is of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dǎː.i.os/ → /ˈða.i.os/ → /ˈða.i.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dǎː.i.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈda.i.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈða.i.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈða.i.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈða.i.os/

Adjective

δᾱ́ῐ̈ος • (dā́ĭ̈os) m (feminine δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ, neuter δᾱ́ῐ̈ον); first/second declension (Doric)
δᾱ́ῐ̈ος • (dā́ĭ̈os) m or f (neuter δᾱ́ῐ̈ον); second declension (Doric)

1. hostile, destructive
2. burning, consuming
3. unhappy, wretched

Inflection

First and second declension of δᾱ́ῐ̈ος; δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ; δᾱ́ῐ̈ον (Doric)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ος dā́ĭ̈os	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō		δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ĭ̈oi	δᾱ́ῐ̈αι dā́ĭ̈ai	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Genitive		δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāĭ̈́oio	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱς dāĭ̈́ās	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāĭ̈́oio		δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́αιν dāĭ̈́ain	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin		δᾱῐ̈́ων dāĭ̈́ōn	δᾱῐ̈ᾶν dāĭ̈ân	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāĭ̈́ōn
Dative		δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāĭ̈́ōi	δᾱῐ̈́ᾳ dāĭ̈́āi	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāĭ̈́ōi		δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́αιν dāĭ̈́ain	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin		δᾱῐ̈́οις dāĭ̈́ois	δᾱῐ̈́αις dāĭ̈́ais	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāĭ̈́ois
Accusative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱν dāĭ̈́ān	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō		δᾱῐ̈́ους dāĭ̈́ous	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱς dāĭ̈́ās	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Vocative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ε dā́ĭ̈e	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō		δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ĭ̈oi	δᾱ́ῐ̈αι dā́ĭ̈ai	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δᾱῐ̈́ως dāĭ̈́ōs				δᾱῐ̈ώτερος dāĭ̈ṓteros				δᾱῐ̈ώτᾰτος dāĭ̈ṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Second declension of δᾱ́ῐ̈ος; δᾱ́ῐ̈ον (Doric)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ος dā́ĭ̈os	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō		δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ĭ̈oi	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Genitive		δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāĭ̈́oio	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāĭ̈́oio		δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin		δᾱῐ̈́ων dāĭ̈́ōn	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāĭ̈́ōn
Dative		δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāĭ̈́ōi	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāĭ̈́ōi		δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin		δᾱῐ̈́οις dāĭ̈́ois	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāĭ̈́ois
Accusative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō		δᾱῐ̈́ους dāĭ̈́ous	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Vocative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ε dā́ĭ̈e	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō		δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ĭ̈oi	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δᾱῐ̈́ως dāĭ̈́ōs			δᾱῐ̈ώτερος dāĭ̈ṓteros			δᾱῐ̈ώτᾰτος dāĭ̈ṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• δηϊοτής (dēïotḗs)
• Δηῐ̈́φοβος (Dēĭ̈́phobos)

Further reading

• “δάϊος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δάϊος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δήϊος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δάϊος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “δάϊος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δάϊος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • doleful idem, page 246.
  • enemy idem, page 273.
  • foe idem, page 331.
  • hapless idem, page 384.
  • luckless idem, page 504.
  • monstrous idem, page 539.
  • sad idem, page 730.
  • unfortunate idem, page 918.
  • unhappy idem, page 920.
  • woeful idem, page 986.
  • wretched idem, page 993.
• “δάϊος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011