δειν | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Formidable, terrible, awe-inspiring; often of what excites fear or wonder. By extension, extraordinarily skilled or clever, sometimes with a sinister or dangerous nuance (“crafty”).

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Grammatical Analysis

"δειν"

Lemma: δεινός

Declension: 1st/2nd declension adjective

Case: nominative / accusative

Number: singular

Gender: neuter

Degree: positive

Note: Form δεινόν > δειν (with elision/apocope in certain contexts); can function substantively as 'a terrible thing' depending on syntax.

Related Forms of δεινός

15 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

δεινῶν genitive, plural, masculine or neuter δεινη nominative, singular, feminine δεινά nominative/accusative, plural, neuter deinos nominative, singular, masculine δεινοῦ genitive, singular, masculine or neuter δεινων genitive, plural, masculine/neuter δεινου genitive, singular, masculine/neuter δεινον nominative/accusative/vocative, singular, neuter deinws adverb δεινα nominative or accusative, plural, neuter δεινους accusative, plural, masculine δεινοῖς dative, plural, masculine/neuter δεινῶς adverb δεινότερος nominative, singular, masculine δεινῳ dative, singular, masculine/neuter

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