-δε

See also: δεν, δε, and δέ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *de.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /de/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðe/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðe/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðe/

Suffix

-δε • (-de)

Added to a noun, usually in the accusative case, to form an adverb of motion towards: to, for ...; ...-wards
- Ἀθῆναι > *Ἀθήνασ-δε > Ἀθήναζε
  Athênai > *Athḗnas-de > Athḗnaze
  Athens > to Athens
- φυγή > φύγᾰδε
  phugḗ > phúgade
  flight > to flight
Added to demonstratives to form proximal demonstratives
- ὁ > ὅδε
  ho > hóde
  the > this here

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ancient_Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%B4%CE%B5' title='Category:Ancient Greek words suffixed with -δε'>Ancient Greek words suffixed with -δε</a>

References

-δε in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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