δεύω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Beekes suggests that the term may be compared with διαίνω (diaínō) and δύω (dúō).[1] The linguist Daniel Kölligan suggests that the term may derive from Proto-Indo-European *déwH-ye-ti, which may be compared to Old Armenian եներկ (enerk), the aorist of ներկանեմ (nerkanem). However, the Armenian term is probably unrelated.[2]

Verb

δεύω • (deúō)

  1. to wet, moisten, drench
  2. to stir liquid with dry mass
  3. to make flow
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the same source as δέω (déō, to lack).

Verb

δεύω • (deúō)

  1. Epic and Aeolic form of δέω (déō, to lack, need, require)
Conjugation

Homer uses the two active forms ἐδεύησε (edeúēse) and δῆσε (dêse), but in general this is a deponent verb.

Further reading

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δεύω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 320
  2. ^ Daniel Kölligan (21 June 2019), “Greek and the Indo-European Verb”, in Mnemosyne[1], volume 72, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 691-692