Δευάδαι
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Illyrian, possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *dʰewH-, whence also Ancient Greek θύω (thúō, “to rage, seethe”) and Sanskrit धूनोति (dhūnoti, “he shakes”).[1]
Noun[edit]
Δευάδαι • (Deuádai)
- satyrs (in Illyrian)
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Δ:
- Δευάδαι· οἱ σάτ[υρ]οι ὑπ’ Ἰλλυριῶν
- Deuádai; hoi sát[ur]oi hup’ Illuriôn
- Deuádai: satyrs among the Illyrians
References[edit]
- ^ Katičić, Radoslav (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 170