- δύστηνος
- δύστηνοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `unhappy, wretched' (Il.; cf. v. Wilamowitz on Eur. Her. 1346); δυστηνία μοχθηρία H.Other forms: Dor. δύστανοςDerivatives: ἄστηνος, s. v.Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [1004] *steh₂- `stand'Etymology: Prob. `who has a bad stand', from δυσ- and *στῆ-ν-, *στᾶ-ν-, identical with Skt. sthā́nam, Av. OP stāna- n. `stand, position'. In Slavic an old u-stem, e. g. Russ.-Csl. stanъ `lair', Russ. stán `stature, standplace, camp'; other forms in Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. v. See also Fraenkel Gnomon 22, 236. - The form given by Hdn. Gr. 1, 217, δύστος = δύστηνος (s.v.), can be identical with Skt. duḥstha- `id.' (IE *dus-sth₂-o-s; to στῆ-ναι). S. Osthoff Etym. parerga 1, 126, Bechtel Lex. s. δύστηνος.Page in Frisk: 1,427
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.