-δε

See also: δεν, δε, δέ, and Appendix:Variations of "de"

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *de.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /de/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðe/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðe/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðe/

Suffix

-δε • (-de)

Added to noun to form an adverb of motion towards: to, for ...; ...-wards
‎Ἀθήνᾱς (Athḗnās, “Athens (accusative)”) + ‎-δε (-de) → ‎Ἀθήνᾱζε (Athḗnāze, “to Athens”)

‎φυγή (phugḗ, “flight”) + ‎-δε (-de) → ‎φύγᾰδε (phúgăde, “to flight”)
Added to demonstratives to form proximal demonstratives
‎ὁ (ho, “the”) + ‎-δε (-de) → ‎ὅδε (hóde, “this here”)

Usage notes

When following -ς, the resulting -σδε may be respelled -ζε.

Derived terms

References

“-δε”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press