ὀδύσσομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • *ὀδυίομαι (*oduíomai)
  • *ὀδύομαι (*odúomai)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“hate”). Cognates include Latin ōdī (“to hate”) and Armenian ատել (atel, “to hate”). Used to explain the name Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

*ὀδῠ́σσομαι • (*odússomai)

  1. to hate

Inflection

The verb is only attested in the aorist and perfect tenses; the aorist often has present meaning and may appear in unaugmented form.

References

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