Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *dew- (to go in, enter). Cognates include rare Vedic Sanskrit उपादुत्य (upādútya, put on). See also δείελος (deíelos, of the afternoon or evening).[1]

Verb

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δύω (dúō)

  1. to cause to sink, to plunge
  2. to get into, to enter
Inflection
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Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Hellenic *dúwō (two); see the main entry.[2]

Numeral

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δύω (dúō)

  1. (chiefly Epic) Alternative form of δύο (dúo, two)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δύω 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 361-2
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δύω 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 361

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δύω.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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δύω (dýo) (past έδυσα, passive —)

  1. to set, go down (sun, stars, etc)
    Synonym: βασιλεύω (vasilévo)
    Antonym: ανατέλλω (anatéllo)
  2. (figuratively) to decline
    Synonyms: φθίνω (fthíno), παρακμάζω (parakmázo)

Conjugation

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And see their derivatives

Also seeγδύνω (gdýno)