δασύς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dn̥s-, zero-grade of *dens- (“thick, dense”). Cognate with Latin dēnsus.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /da.sýs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /daˈsys/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðaˈsys/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðaˈsys/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðaˈsis/
Adjective
δᾰσῠ́ς • (dasús) m (feminine δᾰσεῖᾰ, neuter δᾰσύ); first/third declension
- hairy, shaggy
- Synonyms: βλοσυρός (blosurós), πολύτριχος (polútrikhos)
- Antonym: ψῑλός (psīlós)
- (of birds, animals, etc.) downy
- (of shields of skin) with the hair on
- (of places) thickly wooded, bushy
- (of terrain) rough
- (of urine) cloudy
- hoarse
- aspirated
- Antonym: ψῑλός (psīlós)
Declension
First and third declension of δᾰσῠ́ς; δᾰσεῖᾰ; δᾰσῠ́ (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | δᾰσῠ́ς dasús | δᾰσεῖᾰ daseîa | δᾰσῠ́ dasú | δᾰσέε dasée | δᾰσείᾱ daseíā | δᾰσέε dasée | δᾰσεῖς daseîs | δᾰσεῖαι daseîai | δᾰσέᾰ daséa | |||||
Genitive | δᾰσέος daséos | δᾰσείᾱς daseíās | δᾰσέος daséos | δᾰσέοιν daséoin | δᾰσείαιν daseíain | δᾰσέοιν daséoin | δᾰσέων daséōn | δᾰσειῶν daseiôn | δᾰσέων daséōn | |||||
Dative | δᾰσεῖ daseî | δᾰσείᾳ daseíāi | δᾰσεῖ daseî | δᾰσέοιν daséoin | δᾰσείαιν daseíain | δᾰσέοιν daséoin | δᾰσέσῐ / δᾰσέσῐν dasési(n) | δᾰσείαις daseíais | δᾰσέσῐ / δᾰσέσῐν dasési(n) | |||||
Accusative | δᾰσῠ́ν dasún | δᾰσεῖᾰν daseîan | δᾰσῠ́ dasú | δᾰσέε dasée | δᾰσείᾱ daseíā | δᾰσέε dasée | δᾰσεῖς daseîs | δᾰσείᾱς daseíās | δᾰσέᾰ daséa | |||||
Vocative | δᾰσῠ́ dasú | δᾰσεῖᾰ daseîa | δᾰσῠ́ dasú | δᾰσέε dasée | δᾰσείᾱ daseíā | δᾰσέε dasée | δᾰσεῖς daseîs | δᾰσεῖαι daseîai | δᾰσέᾰ daséa | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
δᾰσέως daséōs | δᾰσῠ́τερος dasúteros | δᾰσῠ́τᾰτος dasútatos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- δᾰσεῖᾰ (daseîa)
- δασύμαλλος (dasúmallos)
- δᾰσὺς παράγωγος (dasùs parágōgos)
- δᾰσῠ́της (dasútēs)
- ἱππόδασυς (hippódasus)
References
- “δασύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δασύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δασύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δασύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δασύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- δασύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- brushwood idem, page 102.
- bushy idem, page 106.
- hairy idem, page 381.
- leafy idem, page 482.
- scrub idem, page 743.
- shaggy idem, page 760.
- thick idem, page 865.
- undergrowth idem, page 913.
- wooded idem, page 987.
- woody idem, page 987.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús).
Adjective
δασύς • (dasýs) m (feminine δασεία, neuter δασύ)
- (phonetics, phonology) aspirated
Declension
Declension of δασύς
number case \\ gender | singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | δασύς • | δασεία • | δασύ • | δασείς • | δασείες • | δασέα • |
genitive | δασέος • / δασύ • | δασείας • | δασύ • / δασέος • | δασέων • | δασειών • | δασέων • |
accusative | δασύ • | δασεία • | δασύ • | δασείς • | δασείες • | δασέα • |
vocative | δασύ • | δασεία • | δασύ • | δασείς • | δασείες • | δασέα • |
derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο δασύς, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δασύς, etc.) |
Derived terms
- δασύτητα (dasýtita)
Further reading
- δασύς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.