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-ώδης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ὄζω (ózō, smell). For the generalized sense, compare the semantic evolution in Latin -osus, Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ώδης (-ṓdēsm or f (neuter -ῶδες); third declension

  1. (forms adjectives from nouns):
    1. (strictly) smelling of
    2. (loosely) full of; like

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 833