οδύνη
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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