δίσκος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Furnée pointed out that the traditional derivation from *δίκ-σκος (*dík-skos), from δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to cast”) is hardly possible, because the suffix “-σκο-” is rare in nominal derivation. Therefore, he suggested to start from *δισκ- (*disk-), a variant (as opposed to direct formation) of δικεῖν (dikeîn), which has Pre-Greek origin. See also δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net; strick”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dís.kos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈdis.kos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈðis.kos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈðis.kos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈðis.kos/
Noun
δίσκος • (dískos) m (genitive δίσκου); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ δῐ́σκος ho dĭ́skos |
τὼ δῐ́σκω tṑ dĭ́skō |
οἱ δῐ́σκοι hoi dĭ́skoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ δῐ́σκου toû dĭ́skou |
τοῖν δῐ́σκοιν toîn dĭ́skoin |
τῶν δῐ́σκων tôn dĭ́skōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ δῐ́σκῳ tōî dĭ́skōi |
τοῖν δῐ́σκοιν toîn dĭ́skoin |
τοῖς δῐ́σκοις toîs dĭ́skois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν δῐ́σκον tòn dĭ́skon |
τὼ δῐ́σκω tṑ dĭ́skō |
τοὺς δῐ́σκους toùs dĭ́skous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δῐ́σκε dĭ́ske |
δῐ́σκω dĭ́skō |
δῐ́σκοι dĭ́skoi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- δισκάριον (diskárion)
- δισκεία (diskeía)
- δισκεύς (diskeús)
- δισκευτής (diskeutḗs)
- δισκεύω (diskeúō)
- δισκέω (diskéō)
- δίσκημα (dískēma)
- δισκοβολέω (diskoboléō)
- δισκοβολία (diskobolía)
- δισκοβόλος (diskobólos)
- δισκοειδής (diskoeidḗs)
- δισκοκάλυμμα (diskokálumma)
- δισκόομαι (diskóomai)
- δίσκουρα (dískoura)
- δισκοφόρος (diskophóros)
Descendants
- Greek: δίσκος (dískos)
- → Romanian: disc
- → Russian: диск (disk)
- → Aramaic:
- Palestinian Aramaic: דיסקוס / ܕܝܣܩܘܣ
- → Arabic: دَيْسَق (daysaq)
- → Latin: discus (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δίσκος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 339-40
Further reading
- “δίσκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δίσκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- δίσκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δίσκος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈðiskos/
Noun
δίσκος • (dískos) m (plural δίσκοι)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | δίσκος (dískos) | δίσκοι (dískoi) |
| genitive | δίσκου (dískou) | δίσκων (dískon) |
| accusative | δίσκο (dísko) | δίσκους (dískous) |
| vocative | δίσκε (díske) | δίσκοι (dískoi) |
Descendants
- → Romanian: disc