δηρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δᾱρός (dārós) — Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dwārós, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂rós, *dweh₂rós (whence Old Armenian երկար (erkar), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “far”), Latin dūrus, Avestan 𐬛𐬏𐬭𐬁𐬝 (dūrāt̰), 𐬛𐬏𐬌𐬭𐬉 (dūirē)), from *dweh₂- (“long”) (whence δήν (dḗn), Latin dūdum).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛː.rós/ → /ðiˈros/ → /ðiˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛː.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝ˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈros/

Adjective

δηρός • (dērós) m (feminine δηρᾱ́, neuter δηρόν); first/second declension

1. long, too long

Inflection

First and second declension of δηρός; δηρᾱ́; δηρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δηρός dērós	δηρᾱ́ dērā́	δηρόν dērón		δηρώ dērṓ	δηρᾱ́ dērā́	δηρώ dērṓ		δηροί dēroí	δηραί dēraí	δηρᾰ́ dērắ
Genitive		δηροῦ dēroû	δηρᾶς dērâs	δηροῦ dēroû		δηροῖν dēroîn	δηραῖν dēraîn	δηροῖν dēroîn		δηρῶν dērôn	δηρῶν dērôn	δηρῶν dērôn
Dative		δηρῷ dērôi	δηρᾷ dērâi	δηρῷ dērôi		δηροῖν dēroîn	δηραῖν dēraîn	δηροῖν dēroîn		δηροῖς dēroîs	δηραῖς dēraîs	δηροῖς dēroîs
Accusative		δηρόν dērón	δηρᾱ́ν dērā́n	δηρόν dērón		δηρώ dērṓ	δηρᾱ́ dērā́	δηρώ dērṓ		δηρούς dēroús	δηρᾱ́ς dērā́s	δηρᾰ́ dērắ
Vocative		δηρέ dēré	δηρᾱ́ dērā́	δηρόν dērón		δηρώ dērṓ	δηρᾱ́ dērā́	δηρώ dērṓ		δηροί dēroí	δηραί dēraí	δηρᾰ́ dērắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δηρῶς dērôs				δηρότερος dēróteros				δηρότᾰτος dērótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “δηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δηρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δηρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δηρός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)