ἦδος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ἡδύς (hēdús, sweet) +‎ -ος (-os). Apparently originally an Aeolic form due to the loss of /h/.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἦδος (êdosn (genitive ἤδεος); third declension

  1. delight, pleasure
  2. vinegar, used as flavouring
    Synonyms: ὄξος (óxos), τᾰ́ργᾰνον (tárganon)

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • ἦδος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἦδος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἦδος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἦδος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἦδος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette