διανύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δῐᾰνῠ́τω (dĭănŭ́tō)

Etymology

δῐ(α)- (dĭ(a)-, through) +‎ ᾰ̓νῠ́ω (ănŭ́ō, effect, accomplish).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δῐᾰνῠ́ω • (dĭănŭ́ō)

  1. to finish, bring to an end, accomplish
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.515–517:
      Τρεῖς γὰρ δή μιν νύκτας ἔχον, τρία δ’ ἤματ’ ἔρυξα
      ἐν κλισίῃ: πρῶτον γὰρ ἔμ’ ἵκετο νηὸς ἀποδράς:
      ἀλλ’ οὔ πω κακότητα διήνυσεν ἣν ἀγορεύων.
      Treîs gàr dḗ min núktas ékhon, tría d’ ḗmat’ éruxa
      en klisíēi: prôton gàr ém’ híketo nēòs apodrás:
      all’ oú pō kakótēta diḗnusen hḕn agoreúōn.
      Three nights I had him by me, and three days I kept him
      in my hut, for to me first he came when he fled by stealth from a ship,
      but he had not yet ended the tale of his sufferings.
      English translation by A.T. Murray @perseus Scene: The swineherd Eumaeus introduces to Penelope the 'beggar' (who is Odysseus).
    1. to finish oneʼs course over the sea
  2. to traverse
  3. to arrive at a place

Inflection

Derived terms

  • δῐᾰ́νῠσῐς f (dĭắnŭsĭs, distance traversed; accomplishment)
  • δῐᾰ́νῠσμᾰ n (dĭắnŭsmă, διάνυσις)
  • δῐᾰνῠστέον (dĭănŭstéon, one must accomplish)
  • δῐᾰνῠστικῶς (dĭănŭstikôs, discursively; digress, rambling, adverb)
  • προδῐᾰνῠ́ω (prodĭănŭ́ō, accomplish beforehand)

And their compounds

  • ᾰ̓νῠ́ω (ănŭ́ō, effect, accomplish)
  • ἄνῠσῐς f (ánŭsĭs, accomplishment)
  • ἄνῠσμᾰ n (ánŭsmă, end, accomplishment)
  • ᾰ̓νῠστικός (ănŭstikós, effective)
  • ᾰ̓νῠστός (ănŭstós, to be accomplished)

Descendants

  • Greek: διανύω (dianýo)

References

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek δῐᾰνῠ́ω. Morphologically, from δι- (δια-) (through) + the ancient ᾰ̓νῠ́ω (effect, accomplish).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði̯ˈni.o/, /ðʝaˈni.o/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧νύ‧ω

Verb

διανύω • (dianýo) (past διάνυσα/διήνυσα, passive διανύομαι)

  1. to traverse a distance
  2. to go through a period of time

Conjugation