-ώδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄζω (ózō, smell). For the generalized sense, compare the semantic evolution in Latin -osus, Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-ώδης • (-ṓdēsm or f (neuter -ῶδες); third declension

  1. (forms adjectives from nouns):
    1. (strictly) smelling of
    2. (loosely) full of; like

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 833