δάγμα

δάγμα, ατος, τό,

A v. δάχμα.

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `bite', also `sting' (of insects), `wound' (Il.)

Other forms: Aor. δακεῖν (Il.), δῆξαι (Luc.); fut. δάξομαι (Hp.), δήξομαι (E.); perf. δέδηγμαι (Ar.), δεδαγμένος (Pi.), δέδηχα (Babr.), δέδακα (AP); aor. pass. δηχθῆναι (S.), δακῆναι (Aret.); vb. adj. ἄ-δηκτος (Hes., Hp.)

Compounds: Compp. ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι- etc. θυμοδακής (Od.).

Derivatives: δάκος n. `bite, stitch', often `biting animal' (Pi.) = δακετόν (Ar., cf. ἑρπετόν), δαγμός `bite, stitch' (Ruf.), δάγμα `id.' (Nic.), δάκια τὰ ἄγρια ὀρνιθάρια H.; - δάξ = ὀδάξ (Opp.) with δαξ-ασμός (Ti. Lokr.; after μαρασμός etc., s. Chantr. Form. 141f.). δῆγμα `bite, stitch' (A.), δηγμός `id.' (Hp.), δῆξις `id.' (Hp.); δήκτης `biter, biting' (E.) with δηκτήριος `id.' (E.) and δηκτικός (Arist.); δήξ, δηκός `worm in wood' (Tz.) after σφήξ. δακνώδης `biting, stinging' (Hp.), δακνηρός `id.' (Phld. cf. ὀδυνηρός), δακνίς ὀρνέου εἶδος H., δακνᾶς `biter' (Phryn.). - Express. δακνάζω (A.), δαγκάνω (Hdn.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [201] *denḱ- `bite'

Etymology: The aorist δακεῖν agrees with Skt. present dáśati `bites'; perf. dadáṃśa (= Gr. *δέδογκα) and nouns like dáṃśa- `bite' show a root denḱ-. So δηκ- in δήξομαι etc.is a secondary grade to δακεῖν after λήψομαι: λαβεῖν. - Germanic has nouns, like OHG zangar `biting, sharp', ONo. tǫng `tongs'; here also Alb. danë `tongs'?

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