ἕδος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hédos, from Proto-Indo-European *sédos, from *sed- (“to sit”). Cognate with Sanskrit सदस् (sadas).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἕδος • (hédos) n (genitive ἕδεος or ἕδους); third declension

  1. a seat
  2. the act of sitting

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ἕδος; τοῦ ἕδους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἕδος
tò hédos 		τὼ ἕδει
tṑ hédei 		τᾰ̀ ἕδη
tà hédē
Genitive τοῦ ἕδους
toû hédous 		τοῖν ἑδοῖν
toîn hedoîn 		τῶν ἑδῶν
tôn hedôn
Dative τῷ ἕδει
tôi hédei 		τοῖν ἑδοῖν
toîn hedoîn 		τοῖς ἕδεσῐ / ἕδεσῐν
toîs hédesi(n)
Accusative τὸ ἕδος
tò hédos 		τὼ ἕδει
tṑ hédei 		τᾰ̀ ἕδη
tà hédē
Vocative ἕδος
hédos 		ἕδει
hédei 		ἕδη
hédē
Notes:
Third declension of ἕδος; ἕδεος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἕδος
hédos 		ἕδει / ἕδεε
hédei / hédee 		ἕδεᾰ
hédea
Genitive ἕδεος / ἕδευς
hédeos / hédeus 		ἑδέοιν
hedéoin 		ἑδέων
hedéōn
Dative ἕδει / ἕδεῐ̈
hédei / hédeï 		ἑδέοιν
hedéoin 		ἕδεσῐ / ἕδεσῐν
hédesi(n)
Accusative ἕδος
hédos 		ἕδει / ἕδεε
hédei / hédee 		ἕδεᾰ
hédea
Vocative ἕδος
hédos 		ἕδει / ἕδεε
hédei / hédee 		ἕδεᾰ
hédea
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἕδος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 374

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