δίκροος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

δίκρος (díkros)

Etymology

The adjective goes back to *δί-κροϝ-ος (*dí-krow-os), from δῐ- (di-) + a word for "horn". Nussbaum assumes that there were forms without laryngeal, like Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛṅga, “horn, tusk”) and κάρνος (kárnos, “cattle”), to explain the discrepancy between this word and κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dí.kro.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kro.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.kro.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.kro.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.kro.os/

Adjective

δῐ́κροος • (díkroos) m (feminine δῐκρόᾱ, neuter δῐ́κροον); first/second declension

forked, cloven

Inflection

First and second declension of δῐ́κροος; δῐκρόᾱ; δῐ́κροον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δῐ́κροος díkroos	δῐκρόᾱ dikróā	δῐ́κροον díkroon	δῐκρόω dikróō	δῐκρόᾱ dikróā	δῐκρόω dikróō	δῐ́κροοι díkrooi	δῐ́κροαι díkroai	δῐ́κροᾰ díkroa
Genitive	δῐκρόου dikróou	δῐκρόᾱς dikróās	δῐκρόου dikróou	δῐκρόοιν dikróoin	δῐκρόαιν dikróain	δῐκρόοιν dikróoin	δῐκρόων dikróōn	δῐκρόων dikróōn	δῐκρόων dikróōn
Dative	δῐκρόῳ dikróōi	δῐκρόᾳ dikróāi	δῐκρόῳ dikróōi	δῐκρόοιν dikróoin	δῐκρόαιν dikróain	δῐκρόοιν dikróoin	δῐκρόοις dikróois	δῐκρόαις dikróais	δῐκρόοις dikróois
Accusative	δῐ́κροον díkroon	δῐκρόᾱν dikróān	δῐ́κροον díkroon	δῐκρόω dikróō	δῐκρόᾱ dikróā	δῐκρόω dikróō	δῐκρόους dikróous	δῐκρόᾱς dikróās	δῐ́κροᾰ díkroa
Vocative	δῐ́κροε díkroe	δῐκρόᾱ dikróā	δῐ́κροον díkroon	δῐκρόω dikróō	δῐκρόᾱ dikróā	δῐκρόω dikróō	δῐ́κροοι díkrooi	δῐ́κροαι díkroai	δῐ́κροᾰ díkroa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δῐκρόως dikróōs			δῐκροώτερος dikroṓteros			δῐκροώτᾰτος dikroṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.