δίκροος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

δίκρος (díkros)

Etymology

The adjective goes back to *δί-κροϝ-ος (*dí-krow-os), from δῐ- (dĭ-) + a word for "horn". Nussbaum assumes that there were forms without laryngeal, like Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga, “horn, tusk”) and κάρνος (kárnos, “cattle”), to explain the discrepancy between this word and κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dí.kro.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kro.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.kro.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.kro.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.kro.os/

Adjective

δῐ́κροος • (dĭ́kroos) m (feminine δῐκρόᾱ, neuter δῐ́κροον); first/second declension

forked, cloven

Inflection

First and second declension of δῐ́κροος; δῐκρόᾱ; δῐ́κροον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δῐ́κροος dĭ́kroos	δῐκρόᾱ dĭkróā	δῐ́κροον dĭ́kroon	δῐκρόω dĭkróō	δῐκρόᾱ dĭkróā	δῐκρόω dĭkróō	δῐ́κροοι dĭ́krooi	δῐ́κροαι dĭ́kroai	δῐ́κροᾰ dĭ́kroă
Genitive	δῐκρόου dĭkróou	δῐκρόᾱς dĭkróās	δῐκρόου dĭkróou	δῐκρόοιν dĭkróoin	δῐκρόαιν dĭkróain	δῐκρόοιν dĭkróoin	δῐκρόων dĭkróōn	δῐκρόων dĭkróōn	δῐκρόων dĭkróōn
Dative	δῐκρόῳ dĭkróōi	δῐκρόᾳ dĭkróāi	δῐκρόῳ dĭkróōi	δῐκρόοιν dĭkróoin	δῐκρόαιν dĭkróain	δῐκρόοιν dĭkróoin	δῐκρόοις dĭkróois	δῐκρόαις dĭkróais	δῐκρόοις dĭkróois
Accusative	δῐ́κροον dĭ́kroon	δῐκρόᾱν dĭkróān	δῐ́κροον dĭ́kroon	δῐκρόω dĭkróō	δῐκρόᾱ dĭkróā	δῐκρόω dĭkróō	δῐκρόους dĭkróous	δῐκρόᾱς dĭkróās	δῐ́κροᾰ dĭ́kroă
Vocative	δῐ́κροε dĭ́kroe	δῐκρόᾱ dĭkróā	δῐ́κροον dĭ́kroon	δῐκρόω dĭkróō	δῐκρόᾱ dĭkróā	δῐκρόω dĭkróō	δῐ́κροοι dĭ́krooi	δῐ́κροαι dĭ́kroai	δῐ́κροᾰ dĭ́kroă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δῐκρόως dĭkróōs			δῐκροώτερος dĭkroṓteros			δῐκροώτᾰτος dĭkroṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.