δυσμαί

See also: Δυσμαί and δυσμᾷ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δυθμαί (duthmaí) — Doric

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dyz.mǎi̯/ → /ðyzˈmɛ/ → /ðizˈme/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dyz.mǎi̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dyzˈmɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðyzˈmɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðyzˈme/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðizˈme/

Noun

δῠσμαί • (dusmaí) f (chiefly in the plural)

1. nominative/vocative plural of δῠσμή (dusmḗ, “setting of the sun; sunset; region where the Sun sets; the west, occident”)

Noun

δυσμαί • (dusmaí) f (genitive δῠσμῶν); first declension

1. the setting of the Sun or other stars
2. the quarter of sunset; the region where the sun sets; ergo, the west, the occident

   Synonyms: δύσις (dúsis), δύσμα (dúsma)

   Antonym: ἀνατολή (anatolḗ)

Inflection

First declension of αἱ δῠσμαί; τῶν δῠσμῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ δῠσμαί hai dusmaí
Genitive	τῶν δῠσμῶν / δῠσμάων / δῠσμᾶν / δυσμέων tôn dusmôn / dusmáōn / dusmân / dusméōn
Dative	ταῖς δῠσμαῖς taîs dusmaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς δῠσμᾱ́ς tā̀s dusmā́s
Vocative	δῠσμαί dusmaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυσμαί (dusmaí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðiˈzme/
• Hyphenation: δυ‧σμαί

Proper noun

δυσμαί • (dysmaí) f pl (in the plural)

1. west, occident

   Synonym: δύση (dýsi)

   Antonym: ανατολή (anatolí)

Declension

Declension of δυσμαί

	plural
nominative	δυσμαί (dysmaí)
genitive	δυσμών (dysmón)
accusative	δυσμάς (dysmás)
vocative	δυσμαί (dysmaí)

Further reading

• δυσμαί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language