aedo
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”), from Proto-Hellenic *awéidō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aedo (accusative singular aedon, plural aedoj, accusative plural aedojn)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”), from ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aedo m (plural aedi)
- (Ancient Greece) a professional poet; a bard
- Synonym: rapsodo
- (transferred sense) poet
- Synonyms: cantore, poeta, (uncommon) poetante, rapsodo, rimatore, (literary) vate, (uncommon) verseggiatore, versificatore
References edit
- aedo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”), from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aedo m (plural aedos)
- (historical) bard, poet
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “aedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014