ἀοιδός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾠδός (ōidós) — contracted

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *awoidós, formed from ᾄδειν (āídein, sing) +‎ -ός (-ós, deverbal adjective and noun suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.oi̯.dós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.yˈdos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.yˈðos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.yˈðos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.iˈðos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓οιδός • (ăoidós) m (feminine ᾰ̓οιδή, neuter ᾰ̓οιδόν); first/second declension

musical

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓οιδός; ᾰ̓οιδή; ᾰ̓οιδόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓οιδός ăoidós	ᾰ̓οιδή ăoidḗ	ᾰ̓οιδόν ăoidón	ᾰ̓οιδώ ăoidṓ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδώ ăoidṓ	ᾰ̓οιδοί ăoidoí	ᾰ̓οιδαί ăoidaí	ᾰ̓οιδᾰ́ ăoidắ
Genitive	ᾰ̓οιδοῦ ăoidoû	ᾰ̓οιδῆς ăoidês	ᾰ̓οιδοῦ ăoidoû	ᾰ̓οιδοῖν ăoidoîn	ᾰ̓οιδαῖν ăoidaîn	ᾰ̓οιδοῖν ăoidoîn	ᾰ̓οιδῶν ăoidôn	ᾰ̓οιδῶν ăoidôn	ᾰ̓οιδῶν ăoidôn
Dative	ᾰ̓οιδῷ ăoidōî	ᾰ̓οιδῇ ăoidēî	ᾰ̓οιδῷ ăoidōî	ᾰ̓οιδοῖν ăoidoîn	ᾰ̓οιδαῖν ăoidaîn	ᾰ̓οιδοῖν ăoidoîn	ᾰ̓οιδοῖς ăoidoîs	ᾰ̓οιδαῖς ăoidaîs	ᾰ̓οιδοῖς ăoidoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓οιδόν ăoidón	ᾰ̓οιδήν ăoidḗn	ᾰ̓οιδόν ăoidón	ᾰ̓οιδώ ăoidṓ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδώ ăoidṓ	ᾰ̓οιδούς ăoidoús	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ς ăoidā́s	ᾰ̓οιδᾰ́ ăoidắ
Vocative	ᾰ̓οιδέ ăoidé	ᾰ̓οιδή ăoidḗ	ᾰ̓οιδόν ăoidón	ᾰ̓οιδώ ăoidṓ	ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́	ᾰ̓οιδώ ăoidṓ	ᾰ̓οιδοί ăoidoí	ᾰ̓οιδαί ăoidaí	ᾰ̓οιδᾰ́ ăoidắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓οιδῶς ăoidôs			ᾰ̓οιδότερος ăoidóteros			ᾰ̓οιδότᾰτος ăoidótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ᾰ̓οιδός • (ăoidós) m (genitive ᾰ̓οιδοῦ); second declension

singer, minstrel, bard
enchanter

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓οιδός; τοῦ ᾰ̓οιδοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓οιδός ho ăoidós	τὼ ᾰ̓οιδώ tṑ ăoidṓ	οἱ ᾰ̓οιδοί hoi ăoidoí
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓οιδοῦ toû ăoidoû	τοῖν ᾰ̓οιδοῖν toîn ăoidoîn	τῶν ᾰ̓οιδῶν tôn ăoidôn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓οιδῷ tōî ăoidōî	τοῖν ᾰ̓οιδοῖν toîn ăoidoîn	τοῖς ᾰ̓οιδοῖς toîs ăoidoîs
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓οιδόν tòn ăoidón	τὼ ᾰ̓οιδώ tṑ ăoidṓ	τοὺς ᾰ̓οιδούς toùs ăoidoús
Vocative	ᾰ̓οιδέ ăoidé	ᾰ̓οιδώ ăoidṓ	ᾰ̓οιδοί ăoidoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

τρᾰγῳδός (trăgōidós)

Descendants

Greek: αοιδός (aoidós)
→ Catalan: aede (learned)
→ English: aoidos (learned)
→ French: aède (learned)
→ Italian: aedo (learned)
→ Russian: аэ́д (aéd) (learned)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀείδω (> DER > Agent noun ἀοιδός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 23

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“ἀοιδός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἀοιδός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀοιδός in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀοιδός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἀοιδός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
“ἀοιδός”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- alchemist idem, page 22.
- bard idem, page 62.
- charmer idem, page 126.
- enchanter idem, page 270.
- enchantress idem, page 270.
- magician idem, page 507.
- minstrel idem, page 531.
- poet idem, page 623.
- singer idem, page 777.
- songster idem, page 793.
- songstress idem, page 793.
- sorcerer idem, page 794.
- sorceress idem, page 794.
- troubadour idem, page 897.
- warbler idem, page 964.
- witch idem, page 983.
- wizard idem, page 986.
“citharoedic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
ἀοιδός, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀείδω (> DER > Agent noun ἀοιδός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 23

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