Oedipus
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English
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Etymology
From the Latin Oedipus, from the Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous, “swollen foot”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oedipus
- (Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
Derived terms
- Oedipus complex
- Oedipal (adjective)
Translations
son of Laius and Jocasta
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Latin
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous, apparently from οἰδάω (oidáō, “to swell”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oedipūs or Oedipus m sg (genitive Oedipodos or Oedipodis or Oedipī); variously declined, third declension, second declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant) or third-declension noun or second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Oedipūs Oedipus |
| genitive | Oedipodos Oedipodis Oedipī |
| dative | Oedipodī Oedipō |
| accusative | Oedipoda Oedipodem Oedipum |
| ablative | Oedipode Oedipō |
| vocative | Oedipūs Oedipe |
References
- “Oedipus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Oedipus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Oedipus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Oedipūs” on page 1365/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)