δυσμενής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δυμενές (dumenés)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dusmenḗs, from Proto-Indo-European *dusmenḗs (whence also Sanskrit दुर्मनास् (durmanā́s), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬱𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 (dušmanah-), Middle Persian dwšmn', Middle Persian dwšmyn', Manichaean Middle Persian dwšmyn (dušmen)), from *dus- + *ménos (mind, thought), from *men- (think). Equivalent to δῠσ- (dus-) + μένος (ménos, spirit) + -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δῠσμενής (dusmenḗs) m, f (neuter δῠσμενές); third declension

  1. hostile [+dative or genitive = to someone]
  2. (substantive) enemy [+dative or genitive = of someone]

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