κατα-)δαρθεῖν

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `sleep' (Il.).

Other forms: the simplex has only a present-stem exc. fut. εὑδήσω (A. Ag. 337)

Compounds: With prefix ἐν-, συν-, esp. καθ-εύδω (Il.), ipf. καθ-εῦδον, - ηῦδον, Att. also ἐ-κάθευδον, fut. καθ-ευδήσω (Att.), rare aor. καθ-ευδῆσαι (Ion.); with ἐν-, ἐπι-, παρα-, συγ- καθεύδω etc. As aorist we find ( κατα-)δαρθεῖν, (-) δραθεῖν; Schwyzer-Debrunner 258, Schulze KZ 40, 120 = Kl. Schr. 443; s. δαρθάνω.

Derivatives: None.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Several - unconvincing - suggestions. To Goth. sutis `quiet, calm' (Wood ClassPhil. 9, 148f., Thurneysen IF 39, 189f. [with diff. analysis], Mayrhofer KZ 71,74f.), further with Lat. sūdus `soft' (Mayrhofer KZ 73, 116f.); from IE * seu-d- beside *su̯-ep- in Skt. svapiti `sleeps' etc. (Benveniste Origines 1, 156f.; cf. on ὕπνος); to Lith. snáudžiu, snáusti `be sleepy' (Otrębski KZ 66, 247ff.); to OE swodrian `sleep fest' (Grošelj Živa Ant. 7, 42). On the difficulties Schwyzer 648 n. 1.

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Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `fall asleep'.

Other forms: the simplex in present only Hierocl. In CA; aor. ἔδραθον υ 143; mostly κατα-δαρθάνω (Pl., s. Schwyzer-Debrunner 476), also ἐγκατα-, ἐπικατα-, συγκατα-, and ἀπο-, παρα-, aor. - δραθεῖν (Od.), - δαρθεῖν, perf. - δεδάρθηκα (Att.), later aor. - δαρθῆναι (s. Schwyzer 759 n.. 3). Mostly in aorist (pres. [καθ-]εύδω).

Derivatives: No deriv.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [226] *der-? `sleep'

Etymology: Resembles Skt. drā́-ti `sleep', Lat. dormiō `id.', ORuss. Csl. drěmati `slumber' (from * derm-). The θ can be a secondary formant, cf. Benveniste Origines 191, Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 329.

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