οἰδέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • οἰδάω (oidáō)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyd-éye-ti, composed of an o-grade of the root *h₂eyd- and causative/iterative present suffix *-éyeti. Cognates include Old Armenian այտ (ayt, cheek), այտնում (aytnum, to swell), Latin aemidus, Old English āte (English oat). Compare Οἰδίπους (Oidípous).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

οἰδέω • (oidéō)

  1. to swell, become swollen
  2. (figuratively) of inflated style

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνοιδέω (anoidéō)
  • διοιδέω (dioidéō)
  • ἐξοιδέω (exoidéō)
  • οἰδαίνω (oidaínō)
  • οἰδαλέος (oidaléos)
  • οἰδάνω (oidánō)
  • οἶδαξ (oîdax)
  • οἴδημα (oídēma)
  • οἴδησις (oídēsis)
  • οἰδήτης (oidḗtēs)
  • οἰδίσκω (oidískō)
  • οἶδμα (oîdma)
  • οἴδομαι (oídomai)
  • οἶδος (oîdos)
  • ὕποιδος (húpoidos)

References

  • οἰδέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • οἰδέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • οἰδέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • οἰδέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • οἰδέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1053
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