δίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Furnée pointed out that the traditional derivation from *δίκ-σκος (*dík-skos), from δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to cast”) is hardly possible, because the suffix “-σκο-” is rare in nominal derivation. Therefore, he suggested to start from *δισκ- (*disk-), a variant (as opposed to direct formation) of δικεῖν (dikeîn), which has Pre-Greek origin. See also δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net; strick”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dís.kos/ → /ˈðis.kos/ → /ˈðis.kos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dís.kos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdis.kos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðis.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðis.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðis.kos/

Noun

δίσκος • (dískos) m (genitive δίσκου); second declension

1. quoit, disc, discus
2. dish, trencher
3. round mirror
4. reliquary
5. marigold (Calendula arvensis)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ δῐ́σκος; τοῦ δῐ́σκου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ δῐ́σκος ho dískos	τὼ δῐ́σκω tṑ dískō	οἱ δῐ́σκοι hoi dískoi
Genitive	τοῦ δῐ́σκου toû dískou	τοῖν δῐ́σκοιν toîn dískoin	τῶν δῐ́σκων tôn dískōn
Dative	τῷ δῐ́σκῳ tôi dískōi	τοῖν δῐ́σκοιν toîn dískoin	τοῖς δῐ́σκοις toîs dískois
Accusative	τὸν δῐ́σκον tòn dískon	τὼ δῐ́σκω tṑ dískō	τοὺς δῐ́σκους toùs dískous
Vocative	δῐ́σκε díske	δῐ́σκω dískō	δῐ́σκοι dískoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δισκάριον (diskárion)
• δισκεία (diskeía)
• δισκεύς (diskeús)
• δισκευτής (diskeutḗs)
• δισκεύω (diskeúō)
• δισκέω (diskéō)
• δίσκημα (dískēma)
• δισκοβολέω (diskoboléō)
• δισκοβολία (diskobolía)
• δισκοβόλος (diskobólos)
• δισκοειδής (diskoeidḗs)
• δισκοκάλυμμα (diskokálumma)
• δισκόομαι (diskóomai)
• δίσκουρα (dískoura)
• δισκοφόρος (diskophóros)

 

Descendants

• Greek: δίσκος (dískos)
  • → Romanian: disc
• → Russian: диск (disk)
• → Aramaic:

  Palestinian Aramaic: דיסקוס / ܕܝܣܩܘܣ

  • → Arabic: دَيْسَق (daysaq)
• → Latin: discus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “δίσκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δίσκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δίσκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δίσκος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈðiskos/

Noun

δίσκος • (dískos) m (plural δίσκοι)

1. record, disc or disk.
2. (computing) disk
3. (athletics) discus
4. tray

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	δίσκος (dískos)	δίσκοι (dískoi)
genitive	δίσκου (dískou)	δίσκων (dískon)
accusative	δίσκο (dísko)	δίσκους (dískous)
vocative	δίσκε (díske)	δίσκοι (dískoi)

Descendants

• → Romanian: disc