δειλός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dwey- (to fear). Cognate with Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós), Latin dīrus, Old Armenian երկն (erkn).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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δειλός (deilósm (feminine δειλή, neuter δειλόν); first/second declension

  1. cowardly
    Antonym: ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos)
  2. wretched, sorrowful
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 18.54:
      ὤ μοι ἐγὼ δειλή, ὤ μοι δυσαριστοτόκεια,
      ṓ moi egṑ deilḗ, ṓ moi dusaristotókeia,
      Oh, [how] wretched I am, oh, I am the unhappy mother of the noblest son,

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: δειλός (deilós) (learned)

References

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δειλός (deilós).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ðiˈlos/
  • Hyphenation: δει‧λός

Adjective

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δειλός (deilósm (feminine δειλή, neuter δειλό)

  1. cowardly, pusillanimous
    Synonym: λιπόψυχος (lipópsychos)
  2. timid, timorous

Declension

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ δειλός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language