διετής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δι- (di-) +‎ ἔτος (étos) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.e.tɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.eˈte̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.eˈtis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.eˈtis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.eˈtis/

Adjective

διετής • (dietḗs)

of or lasting two years

Related terms

διετία (dietía)
διετήσιος (dietḗsios)

Further reading

διετής - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διετής (dietḗs). By surface analysis, δι- (di-) +‎ έτος (étos) +‎ -ής (-ís).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ði.eˈtis/

Adjective

διετής • (dietís)

of or lasting two years

Further reading

διετής - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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