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ὁδός

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See also: οδός

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *hodós, possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *sodós (course), which is traditionally derived from *sed- (to sit) and directly cognate with Proto-Slavic *xodъ (motion; passage), with more distant cognates including Sanskrit सा॒द (sādá, a sitting; riding; motion); however, this has been disputed.[1] This would make it one of the oldest -ός (-ós) deverbals in Greek.

    For the putative semantic development, compare English set out from the same root, as well as road from Proto-Germanic *raidō (ride, journey).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    ὁδός (hodósf (genitive ὁδοῦ); second declension

    1. road; path; way
      Synonym: οὔθα (oútha)
    2. travelling; journeying
    3. journey; trip; expedition
    4. the way, means, or manner to some end
    5. manner of doing (something)
    6. method
    7. system
    8. (Koine) the Way (Christianity)

    Usage notes

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    • ὁδός (hodós) is distinct from ὀδός (odós, threshold) in Attic, though both occur as οὐδός (oudós) in Homer.

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • English: hodo-, odo-, -ode
    • Greek: οδός (odós, street, way) (learned)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὁδός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1046-7

    Further reading

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