anodynos

Latin

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek ἀνώδῠνος (anṓdunos, “allaying pain”).

Alternative forms

• anōdynus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈnoː.dy.nos/, [äˈnoːd̪ʏnɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈno.di.nos/, [äˈnɔːd̪inos]

Adjective

anōdynos (neuter anōdynon); second-declension adjective (feminine forms identical to masculine forms, Greek-type)

1. stilling or relieving pain

Declension

Second-declension adjective (feminine forms identical to masculine forms, Greek-type).

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	anōdynos	anōdynon		anōdynoe	anōdyna
Genitive	anōdynī			anōdynōrum
Dative	anōdynō			anōdynīs
Accusative	anōdynon			anōdynōs	anōdyna
Ablative	anōdynō			anōdynīs
Vocative	anōdyne	anōdynon		anōdynoe	anōdyna

Derived terms

• anōdynon

Descendants

• English: anodyne
• Italian: anodino
• Portuguese: anódino
• Spanish: anodino

Etymology 2

A regularly declined form of anōdynus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈnoː.dy.noːs/, [äˈnoːd̪ʏnoːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈno.di.nos/, [äˈnɔːd̪inos]

Adjective

anōdynōs

1. accusative masculine plural of anōdynus

References

• “ănōdynŏs (-us), a, on (um)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ănōdynŏs, ŏs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 130/3.
• “anōdynus” on page 137/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)