δεῖπνον: Difference between revisions

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|etymtx=Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: [[meal]] (Il.)<br />Compounds: with <b class="b3">-δεῖπνον</b> as 2. member: 1. subst. <b class="b3">ἀριστό-</b>, <b class="b3">λογό-</b>, <b class="b3">ψευδό-</b>; 2. Bahuvrihi's in <b class="b3">-δειπνος</b>, <b class="b3">ἄ-</b>, <b class="b3">σύν-</b>, <b class="b3">φιλό-</b>. <b class="b3">δείπνηστος</b> (<b class="b3">-ός</b>), scil. <b class="b3">καιρός</b> <b class="b2">time for meal</b> (ρ 170), from <b class="b3">δεῖπνον</b> and <b class="b3">ἐδ-</b> [[eat]] (compositional lengthening) with <b class="b3">το-</b> as in <b class="b3">δορπηστός</b> and <b class="b3">ἄριστον</b>, with <b class="b3">δειπνηστύς</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (H.).<br />Derivatives: Demin. <b class="b3">δειπνίον</b> (Ar.), <b class="b3">δειπνάριον</b> (Diph., AP). - <b class="b3">δειπνῖτις</b> (<b class="b3">στολή</b>) <b class="b2">cloth for meal</b> (D. C.). <b class="b3">δειπνοσύνη</b> = <b class="b3">δεῖπνον</b> (Matro; parodising); <b class="b3">Δειπνεύς</b> m. a heros in Achaia (Ath.). - Denomin. <b class="b3">δειπνέω</b> <b class="b2">use the δεῖπνον</b> (Il.), with <b class="b3">δειπνητής</b> [[guest]] (Plb.) with <b class="b3">δειπνητικός</b> (Ar.) and <b class="b3">δειπνητήριον</b> <b class="b2">room for meal</b> (J.). <b class="b3">δειπνίζω</b> <b class="b2">have as guest</b> (Od.) with <b class="b3">δειπνιστήριον</b> <b class="b2">room for meal</b> (Mantinea Ia); on <b class="b3">δειπνέω</b> and <b class="b3">δειπνίζω</b> s. Schwyzer 736.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: No etymology. One assumes a mediterranean word. Fur. 339 assumes <b class="b3">*δαιπνον</b> and compares <b class="b3">δάπτω</b>, Lat. [[daps]], [[damnum]], etc.

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