δασύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dn̥s-, zero-grade of *dens- (“thick, dense”). Cognate with Latin dēnsus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /da.sýs/ → /ðaˈsys/ → /ðaˈsis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /da.sýs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /daˈsys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðaˈsys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðaˈsys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðaˈsis/

Adjective

δᾰσῠ́ς • (dasús) m (feminine δᾰσεῖᾰ, neuter δᾰσύ); first/third declension

1. hairy, shaggy

   Synonyms: βλοσυρός (blosurós), πολύτριχος (polútrikhos)

   Antonym: ψῑλός (psīlós)

2. (of birds, animals, etc.) downy
3. (of shields of skin) with the hair on
4. (of places) thickly wooded, bushy
5. (of terrain) rough
6. (of urine) cloudy
7. hoarse
8. aspirated

   Antonym: ψῑλός (psīlós)

Declension

First and third declension of δᾰσῠ́ς; δᾰσεῖᾰ; δᾰσῠ́ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δᾰσῠ́ς dasús	δᾰσεῖᾰ daseîa	δᾰσῠ́ dasú		δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσείᾱ daseíā	δᾰσέε dasée		δᾰσεῖς daseîs	δᾰσεῖαι daseîai	δᾰσέᾰ daséa
Genitive		δᾰσέος daséos	δᾰσείᾱς daseíās	δᾰσέος daséos		δᾰσέοιν daséoin	δᾰσείαιν daseíain	δᾰσέοιν daséoin		δᾰσέων daséōn	δᾰσειῶν daseiôn	δᾰσέων daséōn
Dative		δᾰσεῖ daseî	δᾰσείᾳ daseíāi	δᾰσεῖ daseî		δᾰσέοιν daséoin	δᾰσείαιν daseíain	δᾰσέοιν daséoin		δᾰσέσῐ / δᾰσέσῐν dasési(n)	δᾰσείαις daseíais	δᾰσέσῐ / δᾰσέσῐν dasési(n)
Accusative		δᾰσῠ́ν dasún	δᾰσεῖᾰν daseîan	δᾰσῠ́ dasú		δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσείᾱ daseíā	δᾰσέε dasée		δᾰσεῖς daseîs	δᾰσείᾱς daseíās	δᾰσέᾰ daséa
Vocative		δᾰσῠ́ dasú	δᾰσεῖᾰ daseîa	δᾰσῠ́ dasú		δᾰσέε dasée	δᾰσείᾱ daseíā	δᾰσέε dasée		δᾰσεῖς daseîs	δᾰσεῖαι daseîai	δᾰσέᾰ daséa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δᾰσέως daséōs				δᾰσῠ́τερος dasúteros				δᾰσῠ́τᾰτος dasútatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δᾰσεῖᾰ (daseîa)
• δασύμαλλος (dasúmallos)
• δασύπους (dasúpous)
• δᾰσὺς παράγωγος (dasùs parágōgos)
• δᾰσῠ́της (dasútēs)
• ἱππόδασυς (hippódasus)

 

References

• “δασύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δασύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δασύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δασύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δασύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δασύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • brushwood idem, page 102.
  • bushy idem, page 106.
  • hairy idem, page 381.
  • leafy idem, page 482.
  • scrub idem, page 743.
  • shaggy idem, page 760.
  • thick idem, page 865.
  • undergrowth idem, page 913.
  • wooded idem, page 987.
  • woody idem, page 987.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús).

Adjective

δασύς • (dasýs) m (feminine δασεία, neuter δασύ)

1. (phonetics, phonology) aspirated

Declension

Declension of δασύς

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	δασύς (dasýs)	δασεία (daseía)	δασύ (dasý)		δασείς (daseís)	δασείες (daseíes)	δασέα (daséa)
genitive	δασέος (daséos) δασύ (dasý)	δασείας (daseías)	δασύ (dasý) δασέος (daséos)		δασέων (daséon)	δασειών (daseión)	δασέων (daséon)
accusative	δασύ (dasý)	δασεία (daseía)	δασύ (dasý)		δασείς (daseís)	δασείες (daseíes)	δασέα (daséa)
vocative	δασύ (dasý)	δασεία (daseía)	δασύ (dasý)		δασείς (daseís)	δασείες (daseíes)	δασέα (daséa)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο δασύς, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δασύς, etc.)

Derived terms

• δασύτητα (dasýtita)

Further reading

• δασύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language