Oedipus
English
/ˈɛdɪpəs/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
Etymology
Derived from Latin Oedipus.
Origin
Latin
Oedipus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Oedipal English
- Oedipally English
- oedipalize English
- preoedipal English
- Oedipus Latin
- Edipo Italian
- Edipo Spanish, Castilian
- Οἰδίπους Ancient Greek
- Èdip Catalan, Valencian
- Edipo Galician