δυσ

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ἔνδον γὰρ ἁνὴρ ἄρτι τυγχάνει, κάρα στάζων ἱδρῶτι καὶ χέρας ξιφοκτόνους → yes, the man is now inside, his face and hands that have slaughtered with the sword dripping with sweat

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Greek Monotonic

δῠσ: αχώριστο προθεματικό μόριο, όπως το αγγλικό un- (που δηλώνει στέρηση ή ανατροπή κατάστασης, α-, π.χ. ά-τυχος) ή mis- (π.χ. α-τυχία)· αναιρεί τη θετική σημασία μιας λέξης ή επιτείνει την αρνητική της σημασία.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

δῠσ: (перед σ с последующей губной или передненебной - δυ) приставка, отрицающая положительный смысл слова (δύσμαχος неодолимый) или усиливающая отрицательный (δυσάμμορος крайне несчастный).

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: inseparable prefix
Meaning: mis-, wrong-, un- (Il.). Details in Schwyzer 432, Wackernagel Syntax 2, 295ff.
Compounds: See DELG
Origin: IE [Indo-European] [227] *dus- wrong, mis-
Etymology: Old element, also seen in Indoiranian (Skt. duṣ-, dur-, Av. duš-, duž-). Some compounds are found in both branches like δυσ-μενής = Skt. dur-mánas-, Av. duš-manah-; s. also zu δύστηνος. It is also found in other branches, as in Germanic (Goth. tuz-werjan hesitate, OWNo. OE tor-, OHG zur-), in Celtic (OIr. du-, do-), in Armenian (t-, z. B. t-gēt unknowing). Also the Slav. word for rain, OCS dъždь, Russ. doždь etc. is often connected; s. Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. v. Very doubtful, improbable is Lat. dif-ficilis < *dus-fac. (Wackernagel l. c.). - IE *dus- is mostly connected with δεύομαι lack (s. 2. δέω).