ἀοιδή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾠδή (ōidḗ) — Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́. By surface analysis, ᾰ̓είδω (aeídō, “to sing”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.oi̯.dɛ̌ː/ → /a.yˈði/ → /a.iˈði/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.oi̯.dɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.yˈde̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.yˈði/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.yˈði/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.iˈði/

Noun

ᾰ̓οιδή • (aoidḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓οιδῆς); first declension

1. song, ode
2. legend, tale, story

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓οιδή; τῆς ᾰ̓οιδῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓οιδή hē aoidḗ	τὼ ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ tṑ aoidā́	αἱ ᾰ̓οιδαί hai aoidaí
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓οιδῆς tês aoidês	τοῖν ᾰ̓οιδαῖν toîn aoidaîn	τῶν ᾰ̓οιδῶν tôn aoidôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓οιδῇ têi aoidêi	τοῖν ᾰ̓οιδαῖν toîn aoidaîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓οιδαῖς taîs aoidaîs
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓οιδήν tḕn aoidḗn	τὼ ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ tṑ aoidā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ς tā̀s aoidā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓οιδή aoidḗ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ aoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδαί aoidaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ᾰ̓οιδή; ᾰ̓οιδῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓οιδή aoidḗ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ aoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδαί aoidaí
Genitive	ᾰ̓οιδῆς aoidês	ᾰ̓οιδαῖν / ᾰ̓οιδαῖῐν / ᾰ̓οιδῇῐν aoidaî(i)n / aoidêiin	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ων / ᾰ̓οιδέ͜ων / ᾰ̓οιδῶν aoidā́ōn / aoidé͜ōn / aoidôn
Dative	ᾰ̓οιδῇ aoidêi	ᾰ̓οιδαῖν / ᾰ̓οιδαῖῐν / ᾰ̓οιδῇῐν aoidaî(i)n / aoidêiin	ᾰ̓οιδῇσῐ / ᾰ̓οιδῇσῐν / ᾰ̓οιδῇς / ᾰ̓οιδαῖς aoidêisi(n) / aoidêis / aoidaîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓οιδήν aoidḗn	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ aoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ς aoidā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓οιδή aoidḗ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ aoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδαί aoidaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Adjective

ᾰ̓οιδή • (aoidḗ)

1. nominative/vocative singular feminine of ᾰ̓οιδός (aoidós)

Further reading

• “ἀοιδή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀοιδή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀοιδή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀοιδή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀοιδή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀοιδή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • chant idem, page 124.
  • lay idem, page 480.
  • melody idem, page 524.
  • ode idem, page 569.
  • poem idem, page 623.
  • song idem, page 793.