κῆδος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κᾶδος (kâdos)Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kā́dos, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂dos, from *keh₂d-. Cognate with Old English hete (English hate).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῆδος • (kêdosn (genitive κήδους or κήδεος); third declension

  1. care for others
  2. (in the plural) troubles
  3. cares for the dead, mourning
  4. an object of care
  5. connection by marriage

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia)
  • Δημοκήδης (Dēmokḗdēs)
  • κηδεύω (kēdeúō)
  • ἀποκηδής (apokēdḗs)

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