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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From φαίνω (phaínō, “bright”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰai̯.drós/ → /ɸɛˈðros/ → /feˈðros/
Adjective
φαιδρός • (phaidrós) m (feminine φαίδρα, neuter φαιδρόν); first/second declension
- bright, beaming
- (figuratively) beaming with joy, bright, joyous, jocund
References
“φαιδρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “φαιδρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- φαιδρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “φαιδρός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- animated idem, page 30.
- beaming idem, page 66.
- blithe idem, page 84.
- bright idem, page 98.
- cheerful idem, page 128.
- dazzling idem, page 197.
- flashing idem, page 326.
- gay idem, page 355.
- genial idem, page 356.
- glad idem, page 360.
- gleaming idem, page 361.
- gleeful idem, page 361.
- jocund idem, page 463.
- joyful idem, page 464.
- lively idem, page 496.
- merry idem, page 526.
- radiant idem, page 668.
- resplendent idem, page 704.
- shining idem, page 766.
- smiling idem, page 787.
- sprightly idem, page 805.
- unclouded idem, page 909.
- vivacious idem, page 955.