δαιδάλεος

See also: Δαίδαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δαιδάλλω (daidállō, “work, craft”), from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to hew, to split”, verbal root). However, according to Beekes, both words are from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dai̯.dá.le.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dɛˈda.le.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðɛˈða.le.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðeˈða.le.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðeˈða.le.os/

Adjective

δαιδάλεος • (daidáleos) m (feminine δαιδᾰλέᾱ, neuter δαιδάλεον); first/second declension

cunningly wrought

Inflection

First and second declension of δαιδᾰ́λεος; δαιδᾰλέᾱ; δαιδᾰ́λεον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δαιδᾰ́λεος daidáleos	δαιδᾰλέᾱ daidaléā	δαιδᾰ́λεον daidáleon	δαιδᾰλέω daidaléō	δαιδᾰλέᾱ daidaléā	δαιδᾰλέω daidaléō	δαιδᾰ́λεοι daidáleoi	δαιδᾰ́λεαι daidáleai	δαιδᾰ́λεᾰ daidálea
Genitive	δαιδᾰλέου daidaléou	δαιδᾰλέᾱς daidaléās	δαιδᾰλέου daidaléou	δαιδᾰλέοιν daidaléoin	δαιδᾰλέαιν daidaléain	δαιδᾰλέοιν daidaléoin	δαιδᾰλέων daidaléōn	δαιδᾰλέων daidaléōn	δαιδᾰλέων daidaléōn
Dative	δαιδᾰλέῳ daidaléōi	δαιδᾰλέᾳ daidaléāi	δαιδᾰλέῳ daidaléōi	δαιδᾰλέοιν daidaléoin	δαιδᾰλέαιν daidaléain	δαιδᾰλέοιν daidaléoin	δαιδᾰλέοις daidaléois	δαιδᾰλέαις daidaléais	δαιδᾰλέοις daidaléois
Accusative	δαιδᾰ́λεον daidáleon	δαιδᾰλέᾱν daidaléān	δαιδᾰ́λεον daidáleon	δαιδᾰλέω daidaléō	δαιδᾰλέᾱ daidaléā	δαιδᾰλέω daidaléō	δαιδᾰλέους daidaléous	δαιδᾰλέᾱς daidaléās	δαιδᾰ́λεᾰ daidálea
Vocative	δαιδᾰ́λεε daidálee	δαιδᾰλέᾱ daidaléā	δαιδᾰ́λεον daidáleon	δαιδᾰλέω daidaléō	δαιδᾰλέᾱ daidaléā	δαιδᾰλέω daidaléō	δαιδᾰ́λεοι daidáleoi	δαιδᾰ́λεαι daidáleai	δαιδᾰ́λεᾰ daidálea
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δαιδᾰλέως daidaléōs			δαιδᾰλεώτερος daidaleṓteros			δαιδᾰλεώτᾰτος daidaleṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

δαίδαλος (daídalos)