δυάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from δύο (dúo) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs); compare τριάς (triás), τετράς (tetrás), δεκάς (dekás), χιλιάς (khiliás), μυριάς (muriás).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῠᾰ́ς • (dŭắs) f (genitive δῠᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. the number two
  2. a group of two; couple, pair, duo, twosome, dyad

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ δῠᾰ́ς; τῆς δῠᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δῠᾰ́ς
hē dŭắs 		τὼ δῠᾰ́δε
tṑ dŭắde 		αἱ δῠᾰ́δες
hai dŭắdes
Genitive τῆς δῠᾰ́δος
tês dŭắdos 		τοῖν δῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn dŭắdoin 		τῶν δῠᾰ́δων
tôn dŭắdōn
Dative τῇ δῠᾰ́δῐ
tēî dŭắdĭ 		τοῖν δῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn dŭắdoin 		ταῖς δῠᾰ́σῐ / δῠᾰ́σῐν
taîs dŭắsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν δῠᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn dŭắdă 		τὼ δῠᾰ́δε
tṑ dŭắde 		τᾱ̀ς δῠᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s dŭắdăs
Vocative δῠᾰ́ς
dŭắs 		δῠᾰ́δε
dŭắde 		δῠᾰ́δες
dŭắdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

  • → English: dyad
  • → French: dyade

References

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