ἀείδω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *awéidō.

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Verb

ἀείδω (aeídō) (Epic, Tragic, Ionic, Doric)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sing, chant, praise
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.1–2:
      Μῆνιν ἄειδε, θεᾱ́, Πηληϊάδε͜ω Ἀχιλῆος / οὐλομένην, ἣ μῡρί’ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγε’ ἔθηκε ...
      Mênin áeide, theā́, Pēlēïáde͜ō Akhilêos / ouloménēn, hḕ mūrí’ Akhaioîs álge’ éthēke ...
      • 1898 translation by Samuel Butler
        Sing, O goddess, the rage of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to make various noises: hoot, howl, croak
    • 385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 223c:
      ἐξεγρέσθαι δὲ πρὸς ἡμέραν ἤδη ἀλεκτρυόνων ᾀδόντων
      exegrésthai dè pròs hēméran ḗdē alektruónōn āidóntōn
      and was woken up when it was already nearly day by cocks crowing
  3. (transitive) to celebrate, praise

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Descendants

  • Esperanto: aedo

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