"δήξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See δήξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɛ̌ːks/, /ðiks/, /ðiks/, /dɛ̌ːks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /de̝ks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ðiks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ðiks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ðiks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Probably from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”), the same root of δάκνω (dáknō, “to bite”), with the influence of σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*denḱ-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*denḱ-|t=to bite}} Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|δηκός|m|third|g2=f}} δήξ • (dḗx) m or f (genitive δηκός); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|δήξ|δηκός|form=MF}} Forms: dḗx [romanization], δηκός [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], [nominative, singular], ἡ δήξ [nominative, singular], τὼ δῆκε [dual, nominative], οἱ [nominative, plural], αἱ δῆκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ [genitive, singular], τῆς δηκός [genitive, singular], τοῖν δηκοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν δηκῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ [dative, singular], τῇ δηκῐ́ [dative, singular], τοῖν δηκοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς [dative, plural], ταῖς δηξῐ́ [dative, plural], δηξῐ́ν [dative, plural], toîs [dative, plural], taîs dēxí [dative, plural], taîs dēxín [dative, plural], τὸν [accusative, singular], τὴν δῆκᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ δῆκε [accusative, dual], τοὺς [accusative, plural], τᾱ̀ς δῆκᾰς [accusative, plural], δήξ [singular, vocative], δῆκε [dual, vocative], δῆκες [plural, vocative]
  1. worm in wood Categories (lifeform): Worms
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/dɛ̌ːks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/de̝ks/",
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      "ipa": "/ðiks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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    }
  ],
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}

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