Edoni
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English
Noun
Edoni pl (plural only)
- (historical) A Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eːˈdoː.niː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈdo.ni/,
Proper noun
Ēdōnī m pl (genitive Ēdōnōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ēdōnī |
| Genitive | Ēdōnōrum |
| Dative | Ēdōnīs |
| Accusative | Ēdōnōs |
| Ablative | Ēdōnīs |
| Vocative | Ēdōnī |
Related terms
References
- “Edoni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Edoni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Edones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly