aedo

From Ancient Greek ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”), from Proto-Hellenic *awéidō.

• IPA^(key): /aˈedo/

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• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: a‧e‧do

aedo (accusative singular aedon, plural aedoj, accusative plural aedojn)

1. aoidos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”), from ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈɛ.do/
• Rhymes: -ɛdo
• Hyphenation: a‧è‧do

aedo m (plural aedi)

1. (Ancient Greece) a professional poet; a bard

   Synonym: rapsodo

2. (transferred sense) poet

   Synonyms: cantore, poeta, (uncommon) poetante, rapsodo, rimatore, (literary) vate, (uncommon) verseggiatore, versificatore

• aedo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós).

• Rhymes: -ɛdu
• Hyphenation: a‧e‧do

aedo m (plural aedos)

1. (Ancient Greece) aoidos (itinerant poet and singer among the ancient Greeks)

• “aedo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aedo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “aedo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• aeda

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”), from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈedo/ [aˈe.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: a‧e‧do

aedo m (plural aedos)

1. (historical) bard, poet

• “aedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025