δύη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w-, *dew-, *dū- (to injure, destroy, burn). Compare Sanskrit दू (, pain, distress), Latin duellum (war).

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Noun

δῠ́η • (dúē) f (genitive δῠ́ης); first declension

  1. (poetic) misery, pain, anguish

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