δαῦκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Has been connected with δαίω (daíō, “to kindle, burn”), because of the burning taste of the root, and with δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δαῦκος • (daûkos) m (genitive δαύκου); second declension

  1. The name of several umbelliferous plants
  2. An Attic measure for liquids

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ δαῦκος; τοῦ δαύκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δαῦκος
ho daûkos 		τὼ δαύκω
tṑ daúkō 		οἱ δαῦκοι
hoi daûkoi
Genitive τοῦ δαύκου
toû daúkou 		τοῖν δαύκοιν
toîn daúkoin 		τῶν δαύκων
tôn daúkōn
Dative τῷ δαύκῳ
tōî daúkōi 		τοῖν δαύκοιν
toîn daúkoin 		τοῖς δαύκοις
toîs daúkois
Accusative τὸν δαῦκον
tòn daûkon 		τὼ δαύκω
tṑ daúkō 		τοὺς δαύκους
toùs daúkous
Vocative δαῦκε
daûke 		δαύκω
daúkō 		δαῦκοι
daûkoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • δαυκίτης (daukítēs)

Descendants

  • ⇒ Byzantine Greek: δαυκίον (daukíon)
  • → Arabic: دُوقُو (dūqū)
    • → Medieval Latin: ducu
  • → Latin: daucum

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