δείελος: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[of the afternoon]], [[of the evening]], m. [[evening]] (Od.)<br />Other forms: [[δείελον]] n. [[evening meal]] (Call.); denomin. [[δειελιήσας]] [[after the evening meal]] (ρ 599; after [[ἑστιήσας]]). WW(<b class="b3">-όν</b> Hdn.)<br />Derivatives: [[δείλη]] f. [[afternoon]], [[evening]] (also Φ 111 unless to be read [[δειέλη]], Wackernagel Unt. 166; Hdt.) with [[δειλινός]] (LXX), [[δειελινός]] (Theoc.). - Doubtful denominative [[δείλετο]] (η 289; Aristarch for [[δύσετο]]); Schwyzer 722f. - Uncertain [[εὔδειλος]] (Alc. POxy. 2165 I 3) to [[λόφος]]; s. Gentili Maia 2 : 3, 1f.; cf. [[εὑδείελος]].<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Uncertain. Solmsen Unt. 87ff. Skt. <b class="b2">doṣā́</b> [[evening]], Av. <b class="b2">daōšatara-</b> [[lying towards the night]], [[westerly]], NPers. [[dōš]] [[last night]], IE <b class="b2">*deus-</b>, <b class="b2">dous-</b>; [[δείελος]] would have metrical lengthening for <b class="b3">*δέελος</b> < <b class="b3">*δεύσελος</b>, [[δείλη]] from contraction. Further see [[δύω]]. Not to [[δῆλος]]. - Ruijgh, Lingua 25 (1970) 319 thinks that it must be connected with Myc. [[eudewero]] \/[[eu-deiwelos]]?\/ ([[δῆλος]] did not contain a F.)