δάϊος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δᾷος (dâios) — Doric
• δήῐ̈ος (dḗïos), 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 • (dā́ïos) m (feminine δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ, neuter δᾱ́ῐ̈ον); first/second declension (Doric)
δᾱ́ῐ̈ος • (dā́ïos) 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 dā́ïos	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō		δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ïoi	δᾱ́ῐ̈αι dā́ïai	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Genitive		δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāḯoio	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱς dāḯās	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāḯoio		δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́αιν dāḯain	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin		δᾱῐ̈́ων dāḯōn	δᾱῐ̈ᾶν dāïân	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāḯōn
Dative		δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāḯōi	δᾱῐ̈́ᾳ dāḯāi	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāḯōi		δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́αιν dāḯain	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin		δᾱῐ̈́οις dāḯois	δᾱῐ̈́αις dāḯais	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāḯois
Accusative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱν dāḯān	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō		δᾱῐ̈́ους dāḯous	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱς dāḯās	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Vocative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ε dā́ïe	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāḯā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō		δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ïoi	δᾱ́ῐ̈αι dā́ïai	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δᾱῐ̈́ως dāḯōs				δᾱῐ̈ώτερος dāïṓteros				δᾱῐ̈ώτᾰτος dāïṓtatos
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 dā́ïos	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō		δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ïoi	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Genitive		δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāḯoio	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāḯoio		δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin		δᾱῐ̈́ων dāḯōn	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāḯōn
Dative		δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāḯōi	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāḯōi		δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāḯoin		δᾱῐ̈́οις dāḯois	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāḯois
Accusative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō		δᾱῐ̈́ους dāḯous	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Vocative		δᾱ́ῐ̈ε dā́ïe	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ïon		δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāḯō		δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ïoi	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ïa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δᾱῐ̈́ως dāḯōs			δᾱῐ̈ώτερος dāïṓteros			δᾱῐ̈ώτᾰτος dāïṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• δηϊοτής (dēïotḗs)
• Δηῐ̈́φοβος (Dēḯphobos)

 

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 (2006–2024)
• “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] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011