δα-

δα-

Grammatical information: prefix

Meaning: in δα-φοινός, esp. from animals, `very red' (Il.) and δά-σκιος `very shady' (Od.).

Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]

Etymology: From δια-, Aeol. ζα-, though the conditions are unclear (Chantr. Gramm. Hom. 1, 168 with metriscal explanation, Lejeune Traité de phonétique 96 n. 2; also Sjölund Metrische Kürzung 25f.,). - See on δάσκιος.

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