δεινός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dweynós, from *dwey- (“fear”); equivalent to δει- (dei-), the root of δείδω (deídō), + -νος (-nos). Compare δέος (déos). Cognate with Latin dirus, Old Armenian երկն (erkn).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /deː.nós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /diˈnos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðiˈnos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðiˈnos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðiˈnos/
Adjective
δεινός • (deinós) m (feminine δεινή, neuter δεινόν); first/second declension
Inflection
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | δεινός deinós |
δεινή deinḗ |
δεινόν deinón |
δεινώ deinṓ |
δεινᾱ́ deinā́ |
δεινώ deinṓ |
δεινοί deinoí |
δειναί deinaí |
δεινᾰ́ deiná | |||||
Genitive | δεινοῦ deinoû |
δεινῆς deinês |
δεινοῦ deinoû |
δεινοῖν deinoîn |
δειναῖν deinaîn |
δεινοῖν deinoîn |
δεινῶν deinôn |
δεινῶν deinôn |
δεινῶν deinôn | |||||
Dative | δεινῷ deinôi |
δεινῇ deinêi |
δεινῷ deinôi |
δεινοῖν deinoîn |
δειναῖν deinaîn |
δεινοῖν deinoîn |
δεινοῖς deinoîs |
δειναῖς deinaîs |
δεινοῖς deinoîs | |||||
Accusative | δεινόν deinón |
δεινήν deinḗn |
δεινόν deinón |
δεινώ deinṓ |
δεινᾱ́ deinā́ |
δεινώ deinṓ |
δεινούς deinoús |
δεινᾱ́ς deinā́s |
δεινᾰ́ deiná | |||||
Vocative | δεινέ deiné |
δεινή deinḗ |
δεινόν deinón |
δεινώ deinṓ |
δεινᾱ́ deinā́ |
δεινώ deinṓ |
δεινοί deinoí |
δειναί deinaí |
δεινᾰ́ deiná | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
δεινῶς deinôs |
δεινότερος deinóteros |
δεινότᾰτος deinótatos | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Derived terms
- Δείναρχος (Deínarkhos)
- Δεινοκράτης (Deinokrátēs)
- Δεινόλοχος (Deinólokhos)
- Δεινοσθένης (Deinosthénēs)
- Δεινόστρατος (Deinóstratos)
Further reading
- δεινός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- δεινός in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- δεινός in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δεινός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- δεινός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- δεινός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
- δεινός in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- able idem, page 2.
- acute idem, page 10.
- adroit idem, page 13.
- alarming idem, page 22.
- amazing idem, page 26.
- anomalous idem, page 31.
- appalling idem, page 34.
- artful idem, page 42.
- astonishing idem, page 48.
- atrocious idem, page 49.
- awful idem, page 56.
- capable idem, page 111.
- clever idem, page 137.
- cruel idem, page 187.
- curious idem, page 190.
- dangerous idem, page 194.
- deplorable idem, page 212.
- devilish idem, page 220.
- dexterous idem, page 221.
- dire idem, page 226.
- disquieting idem, page 238.
- dreadful idem, page 251.
- exciting idem, page 289.
- expert idem, page 294.
- fell idem, page 314.
- fiendish idem, page 318.
- fierce idem, page 318.
- flagrant idem, page 325.
- forbidding idem, page 335.
- formidable idem, page 339.
- frightful idem, page 345.
- ghastly idem, page 358.
- good idem, page 366.
- grave idem, page 371.
- grievous idem, page 373.
- grim idem, page 373.
- grisly idem, page 374.
- hard idem, page 385.
- hazardous idem, page 389.
- heavy idem, page 393.
- heinous idem, page 395.
- horrible idem, page 406.
- inexplicable idem, page 436.
- infernal idem, page 437.
- knowing idem, page 471.
- lamentable idem, page 474.
- lurid idem, page 505.
- marvellous idem, page 516.
- minatory idem, page 529.
- monstrous idem, page 539.
- mortal idem, page 541.
- ominous idem, page 572.
- outrageous idem, page 583.
- penetrating idem, page 603.
- perilous idem, page 607.
- portentous idem, page 627.
- professional idem, page 653.
- proficient idem, page 653.
- redoubtable idem, page 684.
- remarkable idem, page 692.
- revolting idem, page 711.
- risky idem, page 717.
- ruinous idem, page 725.
- savage idem, page 735.
- sensational idem, page 752.
- serious idem, page 754.
- severe idem, page 759.
- shocking idem, page 767.
- singular idem, page 779.
- sinister idem, page 779.
- skilful idem, page 780.
- startling idem, page 812.
- stirring idem, page 818.
- strange idem, page 823.
- surprising idem, page 844.
- terrible idem, page 863.
- threatening idem, page 869.
- thrilling idem, page 870.
- tremendous idem, page 893.
- uncommon idem, page 910.
- unearthly idem, page 916.
- unexampled idem, page 917.
- unsafe idem, page 930.
- unusual idem, page 935.
- venturesome idem, page 948.
- violent idem, page 953.
- wild idem, page 979.
- wonderful idem, page 987.
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðiˈnos/
- Hyphenation: δει‧νός
Declension
declension of δεινός
number case / gender |
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | δεινός | δεινή | δεινό | δεινοί | δεινές | δεινά |
genitive | δεινού | δεινής | δεινού | δεινών | δεινών | δεινών |
accusative | δεινό | δεινή | δεινό | δεινούς | δεινές | δεινά |
vocative | δεινέ | δεινή | δεινό | δεινοί | δεινές | δεινά |
derivations | comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο δεινός, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δεινός (o pio deinós), etc.) |
degrees of comparison by suffixation
comparative | singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | δεινότερος | δεινότερη | δεινότερο | δεινότεροι | δεινότερες | δεινότερα |
genitive | δεινότερου | δεινότερης | δεινότερου | δεινότερων | δεινότερων | δεινότερων |
accusative | δεινότερο | δεινότερη | δεινότερο | δεινότερους | δεινότερες | δεινότερα |
vocative | δεινότερε | δεινότερη | δεινότερο | δεινότεροι | δεινότερες | δεινότερα |
derivations | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο δεινότερος", etc) | |||||
absolute superlative | singular | plural | ||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | δεινότατος | δεινότατη | δεινότατο | δεινότατοι | δεινότατες | δεινότατα |
genitive | δεινότατου | δεινότατης | δεινότατου | δεινότατων | δεινότατων | δεινότατων |
accusative | δεινότατο | δεινότατη | δεινότατο | δεινότατους | δεινότατες | δεινότατα |
vocative | δεινότατε | δεινότατη | δεινότατο | δεινότατοι | δεινότατες | δεινότατα |
Related terms
- δεινά (deiná)
- δεινότητα (deinótita)
- επιδεινώνω (epideinóno)
- επιδείνωση (epideínosi)
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