"ἡδονή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἡδονή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɛː.do.nɛ̌ː/, /i.ðoˈni/, /i.ðoˈni/, /hɛː.do.nɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /(h)e̝.doˈne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /i.ðoˈni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /i.ðoˈni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /i.ðoˈni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Related to ἥδομαι (hḗdomai, “to rejoice”) and ἡδῠ́ς (hēdŭ́s, “sweet”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*sweh₂d-}} Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἡδονῆς|f|first}} ἡδονή • (hēdonḗ) f (genitive ἡδονῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἡδονή|ἡδονῆς}} Forms: hēdonḗ [romanization], ἡδονῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ἡδονή [nominative, singular], ἡδονᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ ἡδοναί [nominative, plural], τῆς ἡδονῆς [genitive, singular], ἡδοναῖν [dual, genitive], ἡδονῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ἡδονῇ [dative, singular], ἡδοναῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς ἡδοναῖς [dative, plural], τὴν ἡδονήν [accusative, singular], ἡδονᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ἡδονᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], ἡδονή [singular, vocative], ἡδονᾱ́ [dual, vocative], ἡδοναί [plural, vocative], ᾱ̔δονᾱ́ [alternative, Doric], ἡδονᾱ́ [alternative]
  1. delight, pleasure, enjoyment
    Sense id: en-ἡδονή-grc-noun-qy4vM4Ri
  2. taste, smell, flavor
    Sense id: en-ἡδονή-grc-noun-NIwCTpqy Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 14 55 32 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 14 55 32
  3. (in the plural) desires Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-ἡδονή-grc-noun-dybBo~hi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 20 73

Inflected forms

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            "1": "el",
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          "expansion": "English: hedonic, hedonism, hedonist, anhedonia, anhedonic",
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  "etymology_text": "Related to ἥδομαι (hḗdomai, “to rejoice”) and ἡδῠ́ς (hēdŭ́s, “sweet”).",
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      "form": "hēdonḗ",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τῇ ἡδονῇ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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          "desires"
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      ],
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        "(in the plural) desires"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/hɛː.do.nɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ðoˈni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ðoˈni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛː.do.nɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)e̝.doˈne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ðoˈni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ðoˈni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.ðoˈni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἡδονή"
}
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/i.ðoˈni/"
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