ὕδνον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

οἶδνον (oîdnon), οἶτνον (oîtnon), ὕτνον (hútnon)

Etymology

The word has hesitantly been connected to ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) as "juicy", to ὕω (húō, “to rain”) as "rain plant" and to ὗς (hûs, “swine”) as "sow-bread". In view of the alternative forms, Beekes argues for a Pre-Greek word and links it with ἴτον (íton, “kind of mushroom”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hý.dnon/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)y.dnon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.ðnon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.ðnon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ðnon/

Noun

ὕδνον • (húdnon) n (genitive ὕδνου); second declension

truffle, earthnut

Inflection

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Derived terms

ὑδνόφῠλλον (hudnóphullon)

Descendants

→ Translingual: Hydnum