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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē).[1] Stem ὀδ- related to the ancient ἔδω (édō, “eat, devour”), as the pain "devours" us.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈði.ni/
- Hyphenation: ο‧δύ‧νη
Noun
οδύνη • (odýni) f (plural οδύνες)
- literally: extreme pain of the soul; sorrow, grief, anguish, unhappiness
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References
- ^ οδύνη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ οδύνη - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre