-δε

-δε

Grammatical information: local (deictic) postposition with accusative indicating direction, originally accentuated δέ (A. D. Adv. 179,5 181,13, Hdn. 1,498), later encliticon as opposed to δέ `but' (Il.).

Dialectal forms: Myc. kudonijade \/Kudōnijān-de\/; amotejonade \/harmoteiōna-de\/ `to the wheelwright'

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [181] *de deictic particle

Etymology: Identical with Av. -da (vaēsmǝn-da `towards home'); ablauting OCS do `towards', Germ., e. g. OE to, OHG zuo `to' (IE *dō); also Lat. in-de and en-do, indu. - The deictic funktion of -δε also in ὅ-δε etc. See Schwyzer 624, W.-Hofmann s. dē, Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. do. - S. also δεῦρο.

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