δασυσμός

δᾰσυσμός, ὁ,

A making rough,

δ. φωνῆς

hoarseness,

Dsc.1.64

(pl.).

δασυσμός

making rough: masc acc pl

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: `hairy'; `aspirated' as grammatical term (Od., Ion.-Att.).

Compounds: ἀμφί- (Hom.), ἐν- (Dsc.), ἐπί- (Thphr.), ὑπέρ- (X.), ὑπό- (Dsc.).

Derivatives: δασύτης `hairiness, aspiration' (Arist.), δάσος n. `thicket, shaginess' (Men.), δάσυμα eye-disease = τράχωμα (Sever. Med.; cf. Chantr. Form. 186f.); δασυλλίς f. hypocor. of bears (EM 248, 55); Δασύλλιος surname of Dionysos (Paus.; acc. to EM l. c. παρὰ τὸ δασύνειν τὰς ἀμπέλους). Denomin. δασύνομαι, -ω `become, make hairy' (Ar.) with δασυντής, - τικός `aspirating' (gramm.), δασυσμός (Dsc.). - Note δασκόν δασύ H.; cf. Specht Ursprung 64, 188, unless with Latte from δάσκιον. On δάσκιλλος s. v.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: The old connection with Lat. dēnsus depends on - σ- after sonantic n̥ on which s. Schwyzer 307, Hoenigswald Lang. 29, 290f. Heth. daššuš `heavy, strong' is of uncertain interpretation (Tischler HEW)..

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