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δέω

Pronunciation: /dé.ɔː/

“δέω” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 12 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to bind, tie, fasten, fetter
  2. to tie onto oneself
  3. to hinder from
  4. to brace
  5. to lack, need, require
  6. with πολλοῦ (polloû) to be far from being able to do
  7. modifying a noun, with genitive of the number by which something is less than another thing: lacking a number: a number less than something, something minus a number; often used to express numbers ending in 8 or 9
  8. with both the participle and the number in the genitive: genitive absolute: with a number lacking, a number less than
  9. to lack, not have, or need
  10. to need
  11. to be in need
  12. to beg

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *déyō, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₁yéti (“to bind”), from *deh₁- (“to bind”). Cognates include Sanskrit द्यति (dyati), Avestan 𐬥𐬍𐬛𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬄𐬨 (nīdiiātąm) and Albanian duaj.

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