δίστιχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δι- (di-, “two”) +‎ στίχος (stíkhos, “row, line, verse”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δίστῐχος • (dístĭkhos) m or f (neuter δίστῐχον); second declension

  1. (relational) of two verses
  2. (nominalized, neuter) distich

Declension

Second declension of δῐ́στῐχος; δῐ́στῐχον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative δῐ́στῐχος
dĭ́stĭkhos 		δῐ́στῐχον
dĭ́stĭkhon 		δῐστῐ́χω
dĭstĭ́khō 		δῐστῐ́χω
dĭstĭ́khō 		δῐ́στῐχοι
dĭ́stĭkhoi 		δῐ́στῐχᾰ
dĭ́stĭkhă
Genitive δῐστῐ́χου
dĭstĭ́khou 		δῐστῐ́χου
dĭstĭ́khou 		δῐστῐ́χοιν
dĭstĭ́khoin 		δῐστῐ́χοιν
dĭstĭ́khoin 		δῐστῐ́χων
dĭstĭ́khōn 		δῐστῐ́χων
dĭstĭ́khōn
Dative δῐστῐ́χῳ
dĭstĭ́khōi 		δῐστῐ́χῳ
dĭstĭ́khōi 		δῐστῐ́χοιν
dĭstĭ́khoin 		δῐστῐ́χοιν
dĭstĭ́khoin 		δῐστῐ́χοις
dĭstĭ́khois 		δῐστῐ́χοις
dĭstĭ́khois
Accusative δῐ́στῐχον
dĭ́stĭkhon 		δῐ́στῐχον
dĭ́stĭkhon 		δῐστῐ́χω
dĭstĭ́khō 		δῐστῐ́χω
dĭstĭ́khō 		δῐστῐ́χους
dĭstĭ́khous 		δῐ́στῐχᾰ
dĭ́stĭkhă
Vocative δῐ́στῐχε
dĭ́stĭkhe 		δῐ́στῐχον
dĭ́stĭkhon 		δῐστῐ́χω
dĭstĭ́khō 		δῐστῐ́χω
dĭstĭ́khō 		δῐ́στῐχοι
dĭ́stĭkhoi 		δῐ́στῐχᾰ
dĭ́stĭkhă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
δῐστῐ́χως
dĭstĭ́khōs 		δῐστῐχώτερος
dĭstĭkhṓteros 		δῐστῐχώτᾰτος
dĭstĭkhṓtătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • →⇒ English: distichous
  • → French: distique
  • → German: distich
  • → Portuguese: dístico

From the nominalized neuter:

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