Dike

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See also dike, Dikê, dikë, and Dikē

Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.1.2 Proper noun
- 1.2 Etymology 2

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English.

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) enPR: dīk, IPA: /daɪk/, SAMPA: /daIk/

[edit] Proper noun

Dike

A topographic surname for someone living near a dike.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Δίκη (Dikē).

[edit] Alternative forms

Dikê

Dikē

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) enPR: diʹké, dĭʹkē, IPA: /ˈdike/, /ˈdɪkiː/, SAMPA: /"dike/, /"dIki:/
; or as per the Ancient Greek

[edit] Proper noun

Dike

(historical and Ancient Greek mythology) The goddess personifying the principle of justice.

[edit] Antonyms

Adikia

[edit] See also

(other second-generation Horae): Eirene, Eunomia

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