δήν
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See also: -δην
Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Hellenic *dwān, from Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂-m, from the root *dweh₂- (“long, far”).[1] Related to δηρός (dērós).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dɛ̌ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /de̝n/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðin/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðin/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðin/
Adverb[edit]
δήν • (dḗn)
References[edit]
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δήν [adv.]”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 326
Further reading[edit]
- “δήν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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- Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek adverbs
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