Edoni
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Ēdōnī, from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí). Doublet of hedon.
Noun
the Edoni pl (plural only)
- (historical) A Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios.
Translations
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eːˈdoː.niː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈd̪ɔː.ni]
Proper noun
Ēdōnī m pl (genitive Ēdōnōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ēdōnī |
| genitive | Ēdōnōrum |
| dative | Ēdōnīs |
| accusative | Ēdōnōs |
| ablative | Ēdōnīs |
| vocative | Ēdōnī |
Related terms
- Ēdōnus
- Ēdōnis
References
- “Edoni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Edoni”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Edones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly