δῆ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δηγῆ (dēgê) — alternative correction of the first two words in the quote

Etymology

Possibly from Paleo-Balkan, closely related to Albanian dhe (“earth”).[1]

Noun

δῆ • (dê)

  1. (hapax legomenon) earth?
    Synonym: γῆ (gê)
    • [5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Δ.755:
      δῆ· γῆ καὶ σιωπᾷ
      dê; gê kaì siōpāî
      dê: earth and keeps in silence]

References

  1. ^ Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak (2016) “The earliest Albanian loanwords in Greek”, in lnternational Conference on Language Contact in the Balkans and Asia Minor‎[1], page 41

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