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From Proto-Indo-European *dwey- (to fear). Cognate with Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós), Latin dīrus, Old Armenian երկն (erkn).

δειλός (deilósm (feminine δειλή, neuter δειλόν); first/second declension

  1. cowardly
    Antonym: ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos)
  2. wretched, sorrowful
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 18.54:

      ὤ μοι ἐγὼ δειλή, ὤ μοι δυσαριστοτόκεια,
      ṓ moi egṑ deilḗ, ṓ moi dusaristotókeia,
      Oh, [how] wretched I am, oh, I am the unhappy mother of the noblest son,

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δειλός (deilós).[1]

  • IPA(key): /ðiˈlos/
  • Hyphenation: δει‧λός

δειλός (deilósm (feminine δειλή, neuter δειλό)

  1. cowardly, pusillanimous
    Synonym: λιπόψυχος (lipópsychos)
  2. timid, timorous
  1. ^ δειλός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language