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δολιχός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: δολιχός δολιχή δολιχόν

Structure: δολιχ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from dolixo/s

Sense

  1. (poetic) long
  2. protracted, wearisome

Examples

  • ἀλλ’ ἡ μὲν δολιχή, τυτθὸσ ἐγὼ δὲ πέλω· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 14, chapter 573)
  • ἦ δολιχὴ νοῦσοσ, ἦ Ἄρτεμισ ἰοχέαιρα οἷσ ἀγανοῖσ βελέεσσιν ἐποιχομένη κατέπεφνεν; (Homer, Odyssey, Book 11 20:6)
  • καὶ προσσχὼν νήσῳ Δολίχῃ, τὸ Ἰκάρου σῶμα ἰδὼν τοῖσ αἰγιαλοῖσ προσφερόμενον ἔθαψε, καὶ τὴν νῆσον ἀντὶ Δολίχησ Ἰκαρίαν ἐκάλεσεν. (Apollodorus, Library and Epitome, book 2, chapter 6 3:4)

Synonyms

  1. long

  2. protracted

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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