οἰδέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • οἰδάω (oidáō)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyd-éye-ti, composed of an o-grade of the root *h₂eyd- and causative/iterative present suffix *-éyeti. Cognates include Old Armenian այտ (ayt, cheek), այտնում (aytnum, to swell), Latin aemidus, Old English āte (English oat). Compare Οἰδίπους (Oidípous).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

οἰδέω (oidéō)

  1. to swell, become swollen
  2. (figuratively) of inflated style

Inflection

References

  • οἰδέω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • οἰδέω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • οἰδέω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • οἰδέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • οἰδέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1053
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