δαρθάνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *drem-. Cognates include Sanskrit द्रायति (drāyati), Latin dormiō, Old Armenian տարտամ (tartam) and Old Church Slavonic дрємлю (dremlju).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dar.tʰá.nɔː/ → /ðarˈθa.no/ → /ðarˈθa.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dar.tʰá.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /darˈtʰa.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðarˈθa.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðarˈθa.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðarˈθa.no/

Verb

δᾰρθᾰ́νω • (darthánō)

1. (Epic) to sleep, fall asleep

Inflection

   Present: δᾰρθᾰ́νω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δᾰρθᾰ́νω	δᾰρθᾰ́νεις	δᾰρθᾰ́νει	δᾰρθᾰ́νετον	δᾰρθᾰ́νετον	δᾰρθᾰ́νομεν	δᾰρθᾰ́νετε	δᾰρθᾰ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δᾰρθᾰ́νω	δᾰρθᾰ́νῃς	δᾰρθᾰ́νῃ	δᾰρθᾰ́νητον	δᾰρθᾰ́νητον	δᾰρθᾰ́νωμεν	δᾰρθᾰ́νητε	δᾰρθᾰ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δᾰρθᾰ́νοιμῐ	δᾰρθᾰ́νοις	δᾰρθᾰ́νοι	δᾰρθᾰ́νοιτον	δᾰρθᾰνοίτην	δᾰρθᾰ́νοιμεν	δᾰρθᾰ́νοιτε	δᾰρθᾰ́νοιεν
	imperative		δᾰ́ρθᾰνε	δᾰρθᾰνέτω	δᾰρθᾰ́νετον	δᾰρθᾰνέτων		δᾰρθᾰ́νετε	δᾰρθᾰνόντων
		active
infinitive		δᾰρθᾰ́νειν
participle	m	δᾰρθᾰ́νων
	f	δᾰρθᾰ́νουσᾰ
	n	δᾰρθᾰ́νον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐδᾰ́ρθᾰνον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδᾰ́ρθᾰνον	ἐδᾰ́ρθᾰνες	ἐδᾰ́ρθᾰνε(ν)	ἐδᾰρθᾰ́νετον	ἐδᾰρθᾰνέτην	ἐδᾰρθᾰ́νομεν	ἐδᾰρθᾰ́νετε	ἐδᾰ́ρθᾰνον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἔδρᾰθον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔδρᾰθον	ἔδρᾰθες	ἔδρᾰθε(ν)	ἐδρᾰ́θετον	ἐδρᾰθέτην	ἐδρᾰ́θομεν	ἐδρᾰ́θετε	ἔδρᾰθον
	subjunctive	δρᾰ́θω	δρᾰ́θῃς	δρᾰ́θῃ	δρᾰ́θητον	δρᾰ́θητον	δρᾰ́θωμεν	δρᾰ́θητε	δρᾰ́θωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δρᾰ́θοιμῐ	δρᾰ́θοις	δρᾰ́θοι	δρᾰ́θοιτον	δρᾰθοίτην	δρᾰ́θοιμεν	δρᾰ́θοιτε	δρᾰ́θοιεν
	imperative		δρᾰ́θε	δρᾰθέτω	δρᾰ́θετον	δρᾰθέτων		δρᾰ́θετε	δρᾰθόντων
		active
infinitive		δρᾰθεῖν
participle	m	δρᾰθών
	f	δρᾰθοῦσᾰ
	n	δρᾰθόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

• καθεύδω (katheúdō)

References

• “δαρθάνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δαρθάνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δαρθάνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δαρθάνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δαρθάνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δαρθάνω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)