δαίδαλος

See also: Δαίδαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δαιδάλλω (daidállō, “work, craft”), from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to hew, to split”, verbal root). However, according to Beekes, both words are from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dǎi̯.da.los/ → /ˈðɛ.ða.los/ → /ˈðe.ða.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dǎi̯.da.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.da.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðɛ.ða.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.ða.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.ða.los/

Adjective

δαίδᾰλος • (daídalos) m or f (neuter δαίδᾰλον); second declension

1. cunningly wrought

Inflection

Second declension of δαίδᾰλος; δαίδᾰλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δαίδᾰλος daídalos	δαίδᾰλον daídalon		δαιδᾰ́λω daidálō	δαιδᾰ́λω daidálō		δαίδᾰλοι daídaloi	δαίδᾰλᾰ daídala
Genitive		δαιδᾰ́λου daidálou	δαιδᾰ́λου daidálou		δαιδᾰ́λοιν daidáloin	δαιδᾰ́λοιν daidáloin		δαιδᾰ́λων daidálōn	δαιδᾰ́λων daidálōn
Dative		δαιδᾰ́λῳ daidálōi	δαιδᾰ́λῳ daidálōi		δαιδᾰ́λοιν daidáloin	δαιδᾰ́λοιν daidáloin		δαιδᾰ́λοις daidálois	δαιδᾰ́λοις daidálois
Accusative		δαίδᾰλον daídalon	δαίδᾰλον daídalon		δαιδᾰ́λω daidálō	δαιδᾰ́λω daidálō		δαιδᾰ́λους daidálous	δαίδᾰλᾰ daídala
Vocative		δαίδᾰλε daídale	δαίδᾰλον daídalon		δαιδᾰ́λω daidálō	δαιδᾰ́λω daidálō		δαίδᾰλοι daídaloi	δαίδᾰλᾰ daídala
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δαιδᾰ́λως daidálōs			δαιδᾰλώτερος daidalṓteros			δαιδᾰλώτᾰτος daidalṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• δαιδάλεος (daidáleos)

Further reading

• “δαίδαλος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δαίδαλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δαίδαλον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δαίδαλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “δαίδαλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δαίδαλος”, 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^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • artistic idem, page 42.
  • cunning idem, page 189.
  • curious idem, page 190.
  • daedalus idem, page 193.
  • jewelled idem, page 463.
  • skilful idem, page 780.