δάρδα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, but clearly related to another Hesychian gloss, δαρδαίνει (dardaínei, “to stain, polute”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈðar.ða/ → /ˈðar.ða/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.ða/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.ða/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.ða/

Noun

δάρδα • (dárda) f (genitive δάρδης); first declension

1. (hapax) stain

   Synonym: μόλυσμα (mólusma)

Usage notes

• Attested in Hesychius, who gives the definition as:
  • 5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Δ:

    δάρδα· μόλυσμα

    dárda; mólusma

    dárda: stain

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δᾰ́ρδᾰ; τῆς δᾰ́ρδης (Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δᾰ́ρδᾰ hē dárda	αἱ δᾰ́ρδαι hai dárdai
Genitive	τῆς δᾰ́ρδης tês dárdēs	τῶν δᾰρδῶν tôn dardôn
Dative	τῇ δᾰ́ρδῃ têi dárdēi	ταῖς δᾰ́ρδαις taîs dárdais
Accusative	τὴν δᾰ́ρδᾰν tḕn dárdan	τᾱ̀ς δᾰ́ρδᾱς tā̀s dárdās
Vocative	δᾰ́ρδᾰ dárda	δᾰ́ρδαι dárdai

Related terms

• δαρδαίνει (dardaínei)

Further reading

• Hesychius' Lexicon: δ
• “δάρδα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δάρδα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “δάρδα”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011