COMPOUND: δίπλαξ, -ακος
CATEGORIZATION: A/N [Adv+V+Suf]
MEANING: ‘in double folds or layers’, ‘double-folded mantle’
ETYMOLOGY: δι- (δίς) ‘twice, doubly’ + verbal root πλακ- (πλέκω) ‘plait, twine’ + suf. -ς
OCCURRENCE: Il. III, 126; XXII, 441; XXIII, 243, 253; Od. XIX, 241 (N)
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: dat. m. sg., acc. m. sg., acc. f. (target gender) sg., acc. f. sg. (N)
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: determinative – karmadhāraya
NOTES: etym. uncertain. Derivation of the SM from πλάξ ‘surface’ or πληγή ‘stroke’ has also been proposed.