οδύνη

See also: ὀδύνη

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē).[1] Stem ὀδ- related to the ancient ἔδω (édō, “eat, devour”), as the pain "devours" us.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈði.ni/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧δύ‧νη

Noun

οδύνη • (odýni) f (plural οδύνες)

  1. literally: extreme pain of the soul; sorrow, grief, anguish, unhappiness

Declension
declension of οδύνη
case     \     number singular plural
nominative οδύνη • οδύνες •
genitive οδύνης • οδύνων •
accusative οδύνη • οδύνες •
vocative οδύνη • οδύνες •

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ψυχική οδύνη f (psychikí odýni) (law)
  • οδυνηρά (odynirá, “painfully”)
  • οδυνηρός (odynirós, “painful”)
  • οδύρομαι (odýromai)
  • -ώδυνος (-ódynos, combining form for painful) like
    ανώδυνος (anódynos, “painless”)
    επώδυνος (epódynos, “painful”)

References
  1. οδύνη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. 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
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