δηρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δᾱρός (dārós) Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dwārós, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂rós, *dweh₂rós (whence Old Armenian երկար (erkar), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, far), Latin dūrus, Avestan 𐬛𐬏𐬭𐬁𐬝 (dūrāt̰), 𐬛𐬏𐬌𐬭𐬉 (dūirē)), from *dweh₂- (long) (whence δήν (dḗn), Latin dūdum).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δηρός (dērós) m (feminine δηρᾱ́, neuter δηρόν); first/second declension

  1. long, too long

Inflection

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), δηρός [adj.]”, 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, pages 326-327
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), dūrus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 184
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