δάϊος

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 21 November 2024

Alternative forms

δᾷος (dāîos) — Doric
δήῐ̈ος (dḗĭ̈os), δῆος (dêos) — Epic, Ionic

Etymology

From δάϊς (dáïs, “battle”), which Beekes claims is of Pre-Greek origin.^[1]

Pronunciation

(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 • (dā́ĭ̈os) m (feminine δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ, neuter δᾱ́ῐ̈ον); first/second declension (Doric)
δᾱ́ῐ̈ος • (dā́ĭ̈os) m or f (neuter δᾱ́ῐ̈ον); second declension (Doric)

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 dā́ĭ̈os	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ĭ̈oi	δᾱ́ῐ̈αι dā́ĭ̈ai	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Genitive	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāĭ̈́oio	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱς dāĭ̈́ās	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāĭ̈́oio	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́αιν dāĭ̈́ain	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāĭ̈́ōn	δᾱῐ̈ᾶν dāĭ̈ân	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāĭ̈́ōn
Dative	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāĭ̈́ōi	δᾱῐ̈́ᾳ dāĭ̈́āi	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāĭ̈́ōi	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́αιν dāĭ̈́ain	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāĭ̈́ois	δᾱῐ̈́αις dāĭ̈́ais	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāĭ̈́ois
Accusative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱν dāĭ̈́ān	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ους dāĭ̈́ous	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱς dāĭ̈́ās	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Vocative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ε dā́ĭ̈e	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ᾱ dāĭ̈́ā	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ĭ̈oi	δᾱ́ῐ̈αι dā́ĭ̈ai	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δᾱῐ̈́ως dāĭ̈́ōs			δᾱῐ̈ώτερος dāĭ̈ṓteros			δᾱῐ̈ώτᾰτος dāĭ̈ṓtătos
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 dā́ĭ̈os	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ĭ̈oi	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Genitive	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāĭ̈́oio	δᾱῐ̈́οιο dāĭ̈́oio	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāĭ̈́ōn	δᾱῐ̈́ων dāĭ̈́ōn
Dative	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāĭ̈́ōi	δᾱῐ̈́ῳ dāĭ̈́ōi	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́οιν dāĭ̈́oin	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāĭ̈́ois	δᾱῐ̈́οις dāĭ̈́ois
Accusative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ους dāĭ̈́ous	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Vocative	δᾱ́ῐ̈ε dā́ĭ̈e	δᾱ́ῐ̈ον dā́ĭ̈on	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱῐ̈́ω dāĭ̈́ō	δᾱ́ῐ̈οι dā́ĭ̈oi	δᾱ́ῐ̈ᾰ dā́ĭ̈ă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	δᾱῐ̈́ως dāĭ̈́ōs		δᾱῐ̈ώτερος dāĭ̈ṓteros		δᾱῐ̈ώτᾰτος dāĭ̈ṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

δηϊοτής (dēïotḗs)
Δηῐ̈́φοβος (Dēĭ̈́phobos)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δήϊος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 323

“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 (2006–2025)
“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] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δήϊος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 323

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