ἴδιος

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See also: ίδιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios, from Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s, from *swé (self). Equivalent to () +‎ -ῐος (-ios).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῐ̓́δῐος (ídiosm (feminine ῐ̓δῐ́ᾱ, neuter ῐ̓́δῐον); first/second declension

  1. pertaining to self, that is, one's own
  2. private (as opposed to public)
  3. related to
  4. separate, distinct
  5. peculiar, specific, appropriate

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἴδιος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 577-578

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