ἔδαφος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from ἕδος (hédos, seat) + a suffix -(α)φος (-(a)phos), though Beekes expresses some doubt, perhaps due to the strange morphology of the suffix.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔδᾰφος (édaphosn (genitive ἐδάφους); third declension

  1. bottom, foundation, base
  2. floor, ground

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔδαφος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373

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