δείλης

Lemma: δείλη

noun noun
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Definition

*δειλή* (fem. adj., often used substantively): “timid, cowardly,” hence “a cowardly (woman/person)” or “cowardice” in the abstract.

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Grammatical Analysis

"δείλης"

Case: genitive

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: 1st declension (alpha-stem; gen. sg. -ης)

Likely lemma: δείλη (also as adjective δείλη, -ης, -ον ‘in the evening’ > ‘evening’)

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