δίπλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwi-pleḱ-s; compare Latin duplex. By surface analysis, δι- (di-) +‎ -πλαξ (-plax).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δίπλαξ • (díplaxm or f (neuter ); third declension

  1. twofold, double, in double folds
  2. (nominalized, f) a double-folded mantle
  3. (nominalized, in the plural) ship-planks (doubled one over the one below)

Declension

Not attested in the neuter.

See also

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δίπλαξ, -κος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338

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