Edoni

Edoni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ēdōnī, from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí). Doublet of hedon.

Noun

the Edoni pl (plural only)

  1. (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.
    Synonyms: Edones, Edonides

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Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Ēdōnī m pl (genitive Ēdōnōrum); second declension

    1. A tribe of Thrace, situated west of the river Strymon

    Declension

    Second-declension noun, plural only.

    plural
    nominative Ēdōnī
    genitive Ēdōnōrum
    dative Ēdōnīs
    accusative Ēdōnōs
    ablative Ēdōnīs
    vocative Ēdōnī
    • 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