ἱδρώς

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See also: ἴδρως

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *hwidrṓts, from Proto-Indo-European *swidrṓts, from *sweyd- (to sweat) (whence also ἰδίω (idíō), ἶδος (îdos)). Particularly close cognates include Old Armenian քիրտն (kʻirtn), Latvian sviedri, Albanian djersë.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ῑ̆̔δρώς (hīdrṓsm (genitive ῑ̆̔δρῶτος); third declension

  1. sweat, perspiration
    Synonym: ἶδος n (îdos)
  2. exudation or distillation from trees, gum, resin, sap
    Synonyms: δάκρῠ n (dákru), στᾰλαγμός m (stalagmós)
    • 413 BCE, Euripides, Ion 1175:
      σμύρνης
      smúrnēs
    • Ion Trag., 40 :
      δρυός
      druós
    • 408 BCE – 334 BCE, Antiphanes Comicus, Collected Works 52.12, (of wine):
      Βρομιάδος ἱδρῶτα πηγῆς
      Bromiádos hidrôta pēgês
  3. juice, moisture
  4. anything earned by the sweat of one's brow
    • 391 BCE, Aristophanes, Assemblywomen 750:
      οὐ γὰρ τὸν ἐμὸν ἱδρῶτα…ἐκβαλῶ
      ou gàr tòn emòn hidrôta…ekbalô
    • Chor. 270.B.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ιδρώτας (idrótas)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἱδρώς, -ῶτος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 578–579

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