δοιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to δύο (dúo, “two”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /doi̯.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dyˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðyˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðyˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈos/

Adjective

δοιός • (doiós) m (feminine δοιή, neuter δοιόν); first/second declension (Epic)

(in the singular) twofold, double
(in the dual, in the plural) two

Inflection

First and second declension of δοιός; δοιή; δοιόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δοιός doiós	δοιή doiḗ	δοιόν doión	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιᾱ́ doiā́	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιοί doioí	δοιαί doiaí	δοιᾰ́ doiá
Genitive	δοιοῦ / δοιοῖο / δοιόο doioû / doioîo / doióo	δοιῆς doiês	δοιοῦ / δοιοῖο / δοιόο doioû / doioîo / doióo	δοιοῖῐν doioîin	δοιαῖν / δοιαῖῐν / δοιῇῐν doiaî(i)n / doiêiin	δοιοῖῐν doioîin	δοιῶν doiôn	δοιᾱ́ων / δοιέ͜ων / δοιῶν doiā́ōn / doié͜ōn / doiôn	δοιῶν doiôn
Dative	δοιῷ doiôi	δοιῇ doiêi	δοιῷ doiôi	δοιοῖῐν doioîin	δοιαῖν / δοιαῖῐν / δοιῇῐν doiaî(i)n / doiêiin	δοιοῖῐν doioîin	δοιοῖσῐ / δοιοῖσῐν / δοιοῖς doioîsi(n) / doioîs	δοιῇσῐ / δοιῇσῐν / δοιῇς / δοιαῖς doiêisi(n) / doiêis / doiaîs	δοιοῖσῐ / δοιοῖσῐν / δοιοῖς doioîsi(n) / doioîs
Accusative	δοιόν doión	δοιήν doiḗn	δοιόν doión	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιᾱ́ doiā́	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιούς doioús	δοιᾱ́ς doiā́s	δοιᾰ́ doiá
Vocative	δοιέ doié	δοιή doiḗ	δοιόν doión	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιᾱ́ doiā́	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιοί doioí	δοιαί doiaí	δοιᾰ́ doiá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δοιῶς doiôs			δοιότερος doióteros			δοιότᾰτος doiótatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

δισσός (dissós)

References

“δοιοί”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
δοιός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963