ἡδύς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
- Masculine from Proto-Hellenic *hwādús, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus.
- Feminine from Proto-Hellenic *hwādéyya, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂déwih₂: see -ια (-ia).
Cognates include Sanskrit स्वादु (svādú), Latin suāvis, Old English swēte (English sweet), and Albanian shije.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hɛː.dýs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)e̝ˈdys/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /iˈðys/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /iˈðys/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈðis/
Adjective
ἡδῠ́ς • (hēdŭ́s) m (feminine ἡδεῖᾰ, neuter ἡδῠ́); first/third declension
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | ἡδῠ́ς hēdŭ́s |
ἡδεῖᾰ hēdeîă |
ἡδῠ́ hēdŭ́ |
ἡδέε hēdée |
ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā |
ἡδέε hēdée |
ἡδεῖς hēdeîs |
ἡδεῖαι hēdeîai |
ἡδέᾰ hēdéă | |||||
| Genitive | ἡδέος hēdéos |
ἡδείᾱς hēdeíās |
ἡδέος hēdéos |
ἡδέοιν hēdéoin |
ἡδείαιν hēdeíain |
ἡδέοιν hēdéoin |
ἡδέων hēdéōn |
ἡδειῶν hēdeiôn |
ἡδέων hēdéōn | |||||
| Dative | ἡδεῖ hēdeî |
ἡδείᾳ hēdeíāi |
ἡδεῖ hēdeî |
ἡδέοιν hēdéoin |
ἡδείαιν hēdeíain |
ἡδέοιν hēdéoin |
ἡδέσῐ / ἡδέσῐν hēdésĭ(n) |
ἡδείαις hēdeíais |
ἡδέσῐ / ἡδέσῐν hēdésĭ(n) | |||||
| Accusative | ἡδῠ́ν hēdŭ́n |
ἡδεῖᾰν hēdeîăn |
ἡδῠ́ hēdŭ́ |
ἡδέε hēdée |
ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā |
ἡδέε hēdée |
ἡδεῖς hēdeîs |
ἡδείᾱς hēdeíās |
ἡδέᾰ hēdéă | |||||
| Vocative | ἡδῠ́ hēdŭ́ |
ἡδεῖᾰ hēdeîă |
ἡδῠ́ hēdŭ́ |
ἡδέε hēdée |
ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā |
ἡδέε hēdée |
ἡδεῖς hēdeîs |
ἡδεῖαι hēdeîai |
ἡδέᾰ hēdéă | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ἡδέως hēdéōs |
ἡδῠ́τερος hēdŭ́teros |
ἡδῠ́τᾰτος hēdŭ́tătos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
References
- “ἡδύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἡδύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἡδύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἡδύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- ἡδύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- acceptable idem, page 5.
- agreeable idem, page 19.
- alluring idem, page 25.
- attractive idem, page 51.
- be comfortable, v. idem, page 66.
- bewitching idem, page 77.
- blithe idem, page 84.
- charm idem, page 126.
- charming idem, page 126.
- cheering idem, page 129.
- congenial idem, page 160.
- content idem, page 167.
- contented idem, page 167.
- dear idem, page 198.
- delectable idem, page 207.
- delicious idem, page 208.
- delightful idem, page 208.
- desirable idem, page 215.
- dulcet idem, page 256.
- enchanted idem, page 270.
- enchanting idem, page 270.
- enjoyable idem, page 275.
- enticing idem, page 277.
- fascinating idem, page 308.
- gay idem, page 355.
- glad idem, page 360.
- grateful idem, page 370.
- happy idem, page 384.
- jocund idem, page 463.
- joyful idem, page 464.
- lively idem, page 496.
- luscious idem, page 505.
- mellifluous idem, page 524.
- merry idem, page 526.
- mirthful idem, page 532.
- nice idem, page 557.
- palatable idem, page 589.
- pleasant idem, page 619.
- pleased idem, page 619.
- pleasing idem, page 620.
- ravishing idem, page 674.
- satisfactory idem, page 734.
- satisfied idem, page 734.
- smiling idem, page 787.
- snug idem, page 790.
- spicy idem, page 801.
- sprightly idem, page 805.
- sweet idem, page 848.
- welcome idem, page 973.
- winning idem, page 982.