δέρη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δείρεα (deírea)
  • δειρή (deirḗ) — Ionic
  • δέρα (déra)
  • δέρϝα (dérwa)
  • δηρή (dērḗ)

Etymology

Unclear. Has been compared with Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā́, “neck”), Proto-Slavic *griva (“mane”) and Latvian grīva (“estuary”), all from Proto-Indo-European *gʷer- (“to swallow”) (see *gʷriHwéh₂ (“throat”)). This suffers from a problematic initial in the Greek form. However, according to Beekes, a much better etymology is offered by taking the word as a formation related to δειράς (deirás), suggesting a Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δέρη • (dérē) f (genitive δέρης); first declension

  1. (anatomy) neck, throat
    Synonyms: αὐχήν (aukhḗn), τράχηλος (trákhēlos)
  2. mane of a lion
  3. collar
  4. (in the plural) gully, glen

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δέρη; τῆς δέρης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δέρη
hē dérē 		τὼ δέρᾱ
tṑ dérā 		αἱ δέραι
hai dérai
Genitive τῆς δέρης
tês dérēs 		τοῖν δέραιν
toîn dérain 		τῶν δερῶν
tôn derôn
Dative τῇ δέρῃ
tēî dérēi 		τοῖν δέραιν
toîn dérain 		ταῖς δέραις
taîs dérais
Accusative τὴν δέρην
tḕn dérēn 		τὼ δέρᾱ
tṑ dérā 		τᾱ̀ς δέρᾱς
tā̀s dérās
Vocative δέρη
dérē 		δέρᾱ
dérā 		δέραι
dérai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • δειράδιον (deirádion)
  • δειρητής (deirētḗs)
  • δέραιον (déraion)
  • δεριστήρ (deristḗr)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δέρη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 317

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