ἀοιδή

See also: ἀοιδῇ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾠδή (ōidḗ) — Attic

Etymology

From ᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō, “to sing”) +‎ -ή (-ḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.oi̯.dɛ̌ː/ → /a.yˈði/ → /a.iˈði/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.oi̯.dɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.yˈde̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.yˈði/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.yˈði/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.iˈði/

Adjective

ᾰ̓οιδή • (ăoidḗ)

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of ᾰ̓οιδός (ăoidós)

Noun

ᾰ̓οιδή • (ăoidḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓οιδῆς); first declension

1. the art of singing
2. song, ode
3. theme of a song
4. legend; tale; story
5. (figurative) spell; incantation

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓οιδή; τῆς ᾰ̓οιδῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓οιδή hē ăoidḗ	τὼ ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ tṑ ăoidā́	αἱ ᾰ̓οιδαί hai ăoidaí
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓οιδῆς tês ăoidês	τοῖν ᾰ̓οιδαῖν toîn ăoidaîn	τῶν ᾰ̓οιδῶν tôn ăoidôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓οιδῇ tēî ăoidēî	τοῖν ᾰ̓οιδαῖν toîn ăoidaîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓οιδαῖς taîs ăoidaîs
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓οιδήν tḕn ăoidḗn	τὼ ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ tṑ ăoidā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ς tā̀s ăoidā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓οιδή ăoidḗ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδαί ăoidaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ᾰ̓οιδή; ᾰ̓οιδῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓οιδή ăoidḗ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδαί ăoidaí
Genitive	ᾰ̓οιδῆς ăoidês	ᾰ̓οιδαῖῐ̈ν ăoidaîĭ̈n	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ων / ᾰ̓οιδέων / ᾰ̓οιδῶν ăoidā́ōn / ăoidéōn / ăoidôn
Dative	ᾰ̓οιδῇ ăoidēî	ᾰ̓οιδαῖῐ̈ν ăoidaîĭ̈n	ᾰ̓οιδῇσῐ / ᾰ̓οιδῇσῐν / ᾰ̓οιδῇς / ᾰ̓οιδαῖς ăoidēîsĭ(n) / ăoidēîs / ăoidaîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓οιδήν ăoidḗn	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ς ăoidā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓οιδή ăoidḗ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδαί ăoidaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• λογᾰοιδῐκός (logăoidĭkós)

Further reading

• “ἀοιδή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀοιδή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀοιδή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “ἀοιδή” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀοιδή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀοιδή” in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • chant idem, page 124.
  • lay idem, page 480.
  • melody idem, page 524.
  • ode idem, page 569.
  • poem idem, page 623.
  • song idem, page 793.