δήνεα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

δῆνος (dênos)

Etymology

Brugmann assumed *δάνσεα (*dánsea), with analogical α from δαῆναι (daênai, “to learn”), δαΐφρων (daḯphrōn, “wise, prudent”) for older *δένσεα (*dénsea) and compares Sanskrit दंसन (daṃsana, “wonderful deed”), suggesting a Proto-Indo-European root *densos- (“counsel, skill”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛ̌ː.ne.a/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈde̝.ne.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.ne.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.ne.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.ne.a/

Noun

δήνεᾰ • (dḗneă) n pl (genitive δηνέων); third declension

(only in plural) counsels, plans, arts, whether good or bad

Declension

Third declension of τᾰ̀ δήνεᾰ; τῶν δηνέων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ δήνεᾰ tằ dḗneă
Genitive	τῶν δηνέων tôn dēnéōn
Dative	τοῖς δήνεσῐ / δήνεσῐν toîs dḗnesĭ(n)
Accusative	τᾰ̀ δήνεᾰ tằ dḗneă
Vocative	δήνεᾰ dḗneă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀδηνής (adēnḗs)
πολῠδηνέᾰ (polŭdēnéă)