δεύτερος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : δύο (dúo)
    Ordinal : δεύτερος (deúteros)
    Adverbial : δίς (dís)

Uncertain. Traditionally viewed as a δύο (dúo, two) + -τερος (-teros, comparative suffix), but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews-, the root of δεύομαι (deúomai, to be inferior) (for which see δέω (déō, to lack)). Beekes cites a hypothesis by Cornelis Ruijgh that it is based on an adverbial stem *δευ (*deu) found also in δεῦτε (deûte), δεῦρο (deûro, come here!).[1]

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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δεύτερος (deúteros)

  1. second of two
    1. conjoined with εἷς (heîs) or other numerals: another, a second
  2. (of things set in order) second, next, another
    1. (modifying a noun of time) after [with genitive ‘something’], next
    2. (connected with ranking) next best [with μετά (metá, + accusative) ‘after something or someone’]
    3. (of quality) inferior
    4. less important, secondary [with genitive ‘than, to something or someone’]
    5. δεύτερος οὐδενός (deúteros oudenós): second to none

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δεύτερος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 319-20

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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δεύτερος (défterosm (feminine δεύτερη or δευτέρα, neuter δεύτερο)

  1. second
    Ήρθε δεύτερος στο Μαραθώνιο.Írthe défteros sto Marathónio.He came second in the marathon.
  2. inferior, seconds
    δεύτερης ποιότηταςdéfteris poiótitasinferior quality

Declension

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See also

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