δοιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to δύο (dúo, “two”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /doi̯.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dyˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðyˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðyˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈos/

Adjective

δοιός • (doiós) m (feminine δοιή, neuter δοιόν); first/second declension (Epic)

(in the singular) twofold, double
(in the dual, in the plural) two

Inflection

First and second declension of δοιός; δοιή; δοιόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δοιός doiós	δοιή doiḗ	δοιόν doión	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιᾱ́ doiā́	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιοί doioí	δοιαί doiaí	δοιᾰ́ doiắ
Genitive	δοιοῦ / δοιοῖο / δοιόο doioû / doioîo / doióo	δοιῆς doiês	δοιοῦ / δοιοῖο / δοιόο doioû / doioîo / doióo	δοιοῖν / δοιοῖῐν doioî(ĭ)n	δοιαῖν / δοιαῖῐν / δοιῇῐν doiaî(ĭ)n / doiēîĭn	δοιοῖν / δοιοῖῐν doioî(ĭ)n	δοιῶν doiôn	δοιᾱ́ων / δοιέ͜ων / δοιῶν doiā́ōn / doié͜ōn / doiôn	δοιῶν doiôn
Dative	δοιῷ doiōî	δοιῇ doiēî	δοιῷ doiōî	δοιοῖν / δοιοῖῐν doioî(ĭ)n	δοιαῖν / δοιαῖῐν / δοιῇῐν doiaî(ĭ)n / doiēîĭn	δοιοῖν / δοιοῖῐν doioî(ĭ)n	δοιοῖς / δοιοῖσῐ / δοιοῖσῐν doioîs / doioîsĭ(n)	δοιῇς / δοιῇσῐ / δοιῇσῐν / δοιαῖς doiēîs / doiēîsĭ(n) / doiaîs	δοιοῖς / δοιοῖσῐ / δοιοῖσῐν doioîs / doioîsĭ(n)
Accusative	δοιόν doión	δοιήν doiḗn	δοιόν doión	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιᾱ́ doiā́	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιούς doioús	δοιᾱ́ς doiā́s	δοιᾰ́ doiắ
Vocative	δοιέ doié	δοιή doiḗ	δοιόν doión	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιᾱ́ doiā́	δοιώ doiṓ	δοιοί doioí	δοιαί doiaí	δοιᾰ́ doiắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δοιῶς doiôs			δοιότερος doióteros			δοιότᾰτος doiótătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

δισσός (dissós)

References

“δοιοί”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
δοιός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963