δίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Furnée pointed out that the traditional derivation from δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to cast”) is hardly possible, because the suffix “-σκο-” is rare in nominal derivation. Therefore, he suggested to start from *δισκ-, a variant of δικεῖν (dikeîn), which has Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

δίσκος • (dískos) m (genitive δίσκου); second declension

  1. quoit, disc
  2. dish, trencher
  3. round mirror
  4. reliquary
  5. marigold (Calendula arvensis)

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ δῐ́σκος; τοῦ δῐ́σκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δῐ́σκος
ho dískos		 τὼ δῐ́σκω
tṑ dískō		 οἱ δῐ́σκοι
hoi dískoi
Genitive τοῦ δῐ́σκου
toû dískou		 τοῖν δῐ́σκοιν
toîn dískoin		 τῶν δῐ́σκων
tôn dískōn
Dative τῷ δῐ́σκῳ
tôi dískōi		 τοῖν δῐ́σκοιν
toîn dískoin		 τοῖς δῐ́σκοις
toîs dískois
Accusative τὸν δῐ́σκον
tòn dískon		 τὼ δῐ́σκω
tṑ dískō		 τοὺς δῐ́σκους
toùs dískous
Vocative δῐ́σκε
díske		 δῐ́σκω
dískō		 δῐ́σκοι
dískoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • δισκάριον (diskárion)
  • δισκεία (diskeía)
  • δισκεύς (diskeús)
  • δισκευτής (diskeutḗs)
  • δισκεύω (diskeúō)
  • δισκέω (diskéō)
  • δίσκημα (dískēma)
  • δισκοβολέω (diskoboléō)
  • δισκοβολία (diskobolía)
  • δισκοβόλος (diskobólos)
  • δισκοειδής (diskoeidḗs)
  • δισκοκάλυμμα (diskokálumma)
  • δισκόομαι (diskóomai)
  • δίσκουρα (dískoura)
  • δισκοφόρος (diskophóros)

Descendants
  • Greek: δίσκος (dískos)
    • → Romanian: disc
  • → Aramaic:
    Palestinian Aramaic: דיסקוס / ܕܝܣܩܘܣ
  • → Latin: discus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈðiskos/

Noun

δίσκος • (dískos) m (plural δίσκοι)

  1. record, disc or disk.
  2. (computing) disk
  3. (athletics) discus
  4. tray

Declension
declension of δίσκος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative δίσκος • δίσκοι •
genitive δίσκου • δίσκων •
accusative δίσκο • δίσκους •
vocative δίσκε • δίσκοι •

Descendants
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