Δημήτηρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

The second half is generally believed to be μήτηρ (mḗtēr, mother). The first element is classically explained as an archaic form of γῆ (, earth), however this is disputed. Some refer the δη to an Illyrian form (see Albanian dhe (earth)), or even whole δημη. See also Δαμία (Damía), Σεμέλη (Semélē).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr) f (genitive Δήμητρος); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Demeter

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Δηώ (Dēṓ)

Descendants

References

  • Δημήτηρ in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Δημήτηρ in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Δημήτηρ in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Δημήτηρ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008
  • Julius Pokorny (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, in 3 vols, Bern, München: Francke Verlag
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