ἡδύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾱ̔δῠ́ς (hādús) — Doric
• ἆδυς (âdus) — Aeolic
• ϝᾱδῠ́ς (wādús) — Doric

Etymology

• Masculine from Proto-Hellenic *hwādús, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dús.
• Feminine from Proto-Hellenic *hwādéyya, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂déwih₂: see -ια (-ia).

Cognates include Sanskrit स्वादु (svādú), Latin suāvis, Old English swēte (English sweet), and Albanian shije.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.dýs/ → /iˈðys/ → /iˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.dýs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈdys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈðys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈðys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈðis/

Adjective

ἡδῠ́ς • (hēdús) m (feminine ἡδεῖᾰ, neuter ἡδῠ́); first/third declension

1. pleasant to the taste or smell, sweet
2. (of persons) pleasant, welcome
3. pleased, glad

Declension

First and third declension of ἡδῠ́ς; ἡδεῖᾰ; ἡδῠ́ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἡδῠ́ς hēdús	ἡδεῖᾰ hēdeîa	ἡδῠ́ hēdú		ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā	ἡδέε hēdée		ἡδεῖς hēdeîs	ἡδεῖαι hēdeîai	ἡδέᾰ hēdéa
Genitive		ἡδέος hēdéos	ἡδείᾱς hēdeíās	ἡδέος hēdéos		ἡδέοιν hēdéoin	ἡδείαιν hēdeíain	ἡδέοιν hēdéoin		ἡδέων hēdéōn	ἡδειῶν hēdeiôn	ἡδέων hēdéōn
Dative		ἡδεῖ hēdeî	ἡδείᾳ hēdeíāi	ἡδεῖ hēdeî		ἡδέοιν hēdéoin	ἡδείαιν hēdeíain	ἡδέοιν hēdéoin		ἡδέσῐ / ἡδέσῐν hēdési(n)	ἡδείαις hēdeíais	ἡδέσῐ / ἡδέσῐν hēdési(n)
Accusative		ἡδῠ́ν hēdún	ἡδεῖᾰν hēdeîan	ἡδῠ́ hēdú		ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā	ἡδέε hēdée		ἡδεῖς hēdeîs	ἡδείᾱς hēdeíās	ἡδέᾰ hēdéa
Vocative		ἡδῠ́ hēdú	ἡδεῖᾰ hēdeîa	ἡδῠ́ hēdú		ἡδέε hēdée	ἡδείᾱ hēdeíā	ἡδέε hēdée		ἡδεῖς hēdeîs	ἡδεῖαι hēdeîai	ἡδέᾰ hēdéa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἡδέως hēdéōs				ἡδῠ́τερος hēdúteros				ἡδῠ́τᾰτος hēdútatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἦδος (êdos)
• ἡδῠ́νω (hēdúnō)
• ἡδῠ́πνοος (hēdúpnoos)
• ᾰ̓ηδής (aēdḗs)

 

References

• “ἡδύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἡδύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἡδύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἡδύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ἡδύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • acceptable idem, page 5.
  • agreeable idem, page 19.
  • alluring idem, page 25.
  • attractive idem, page 51.
  • be comfortable, v. idem, page 66.
  • bewitching idem, page 77.
  • blithe idem, page 84.
  • charm idem, page 126.
  • charming idem, page 126.
  • cheering idem, page 129.
  • congenial idem, page 160.
  • content idem, page 167.
  • contented idem, page 167.
  • dear idem, page 198.
  • delectable idem, page 207.
  • delicious idem, page 208.
  • delightful idem, page 208.
  • desirable idem, page 215.
  • dulcet idem, page 256.
  • enchanted idem, page 270.
  • enchanting idem, page 270.
  • enjoyable idem, page 275.
  • enticing idem, page 277.
  • fascinating idem, page 308.
  • gay idem, page 355.
  • glad idem, page 360.
  • grateful idem, page 370.
  • happy idem, page 384.
  • jocund idem, page 463.
  • joyful idem, page 464.
  • lively idem, page 496.
  • luscious idem, page 505.
  • mellifluous idem, page 524.
  • merry idem, page 526.
  • mirthful idem, page 532.
  • nice idem, page 557.
  • palatable idem, page 589.
  • pleasant idem, page 619.
  • pleased idem, page 619.
  • pleasing idem, page 620.
  • ravishing idem, page 674.
  • satisfactory idem, page 734.
  • satisfied idem, page 734.
  • smiling idem, page 787.
  • snug idem, page 790.
  • spicy idem, page 801.
  • sprightly idem, page 805.
  • sweet idem, page 848.
  • welcome idem, page 973.
  • winning idem, page 982.