ὀδύνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (to eat), with parallels in Lithuanian ėdžiótis (to trouble oneself) and ὀδύρομαι (odúromai, to wail) was compared as well. Another representative of this theory has been seen in Old Armenian երկն (erkn, birth pain). Or maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (to hate; to bite).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀδύνη (odúnē) f (genitive ὀδύνης); first declension

  1. pain of body
  2. pain of mind, grief, distress

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ὀδυναίτερος (odunaíteros)
  • ὀδυνάω (odunáō)
  • ὀδύνημα (odúnēma)
  • ὀδυνηρός (odunērós)
  • ὀδυνήφατος (odunḗphatos)
  • ὀδυνηφόρος (odunēphóros)
  • ὀδυνοσπάς (odunospás)
  • ὀδυνώδης (odunṓdēs)

Descendants

References

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