οδύνη
See also: ὀδύνη
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē).[1] Stem ὀδ- related to the ancient ἔδω (édō, “eat, devour”), as the pain "devours" us.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
οδύνη • (odýni) f (plural οδύνες)
- literally: extreme pain of the soul; sorrow, grief, anguish, unhappiness
Declension edit
Declension of οδύνη
Synonyms edit
- λύπη f (lýpi, “sorrow”)
Derived terms edit
- ψυχική οδύνη f (psychikí odýni) (law)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “οδύνη”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
- ^ οδύνη - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre