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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ).
Noun
ηδονή • (idoní) f (plural ηδονές)
- pleasure, delight (physical/sexual pleasure)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ηδονή (idoní)
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ηδονές (idonés)
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| genitive
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ηδονής (idonís)
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ηδονών (idonón)
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| accusative
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ηδονή (idoní)
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ηδονές (idonés)
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| vocative
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ηδονή (idoní)
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ηδονές (idonés)
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Coordinate terms
- απόλαυση f (apólafsi, “enjoyment, delight, pleasure”)
- ευτυχία f (eftychía, “happiness, contentment”)
- ευχαρίστηση f (efcharístisi, “pleasure, contentment”)
- ικανοποίηση f (ikanopoíisi, “contentment, satisfaction”)
- τέρψη f (térpsi, “delight, enjoyment, pleasure”)
- χαρά f (chará, “joy, exhilaration, delight”)
- ηδονίζομαι (idonízomai, “to delight, to take pleasure”)
- ηδονικός (idonikós, “voluptuous, sensual”)
- ηδονισμός m (idonismós, “voluptuousness”)
- ηδονιστής m (idonistís, “pleasure seeker, hedonist”)
- ηδονιστικός (idonistikós, “voluptuous”)
- ηδονίστρια f (idonístria, “pleasure seeker, hedonist”)
- ηδονοβλεψίας m (idonovlepsías, “voyeur”)