δέατο

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δέατοι (déatoi), δεάσητοι (deásētoi)
  • δέατ’ (déat’)apocopic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- (to shine, be bright). Cognate with Sanskrit दी (, to shine).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δέᾰτο • (déăto)

  1. (Epic, defective) it seemed, it appeared

Usage notes

This form is in the third-person singular imperfect middle indicative. Three forms are listed by Hesychius but do not appear in texts: δέαται (déatai), δεάμην (deámēn), δέασθεν (déasthen).

Some dictionaries invent a first-person singular present form *δέαμαι (*déamai) to use as the lemma.

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