ἰοειδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἴον (íon) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.o.eː.dɛ̌ːs/ → /i.o.iˈðis/ → /i.o.iˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.o.eː.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.o.iˈdes/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.o.iˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.o.iˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.o.iˈðis/

Adjective

ἰοειδής • (ioeidḗs)

1. violet

Further reading

• ἰοειδής in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press