δῆ
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- δηγῆ (dēgê) — alternative correction of the first two words in the quote
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Paleo-Balkan, closely related to Albanian dhe (“earth”).[1]
Noun[edit]
δῆ • (dê)
- (hapax) earth?
- Synonym: γῆ (gê)
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Δ.755:
- δῆ· γῆ καὶ σιωπᾷ
- dê; gê kaì siōpâi
- dê: earth and keeps in silence
References[edit]
- ^ 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
Further reading[edit]
- “δῆ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press