ἡδύς
Ancient Greek
adj-1&3
Definitions
- pleasant to the taste or smell, sweet
- (of persons) pleasant, welcome
- pleased, glad
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *hwādús inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dús inherited from Proto-Hellenic *hwādéyya inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂déwih₂, *sweh₂d- (sweet).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sweh₂d-
Gloss
sweet
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisweet English
- birdsweet English
- bittersweet English
- honey-sweet English
- meadsweet English
- nonsweet English
- osmazome English
- osmium English
- oversweet English
- semisweet English
- semisweetness English
- sooterkin English
- summersweet English
- supersweet English
- sweet English
- sweet fifteen English
- sweet thirteen English
- sweet whiskey English
- sweetbox English
- sweetbread English
- sweetbrier English
- sweetcakes English
- sweetcheeks English
- sweetcure English
- sweeten English
- sweetfaced English
- sweetgrass English
- sweetgum English
- sweetheart English
- sweetie English
- sweeting English
- sweetish English
- sweetkin English
- sweetleaf English
- sweetling English
- sweetlips English
- sweetly English
- sweetmaker English
- sweetmeat English
- sweetness English
- sweetpea English
- sweetroot English
- sweetshop English
- sweetshrub English
- sweetsome English
- sweetsop English
- sweetstuff English
- sweetvetch English
- sweetwater English
- sweetweed English
- sweetwood English
- sweetwort English
- sweety English
- unsweet English
- wintersweet English
- consuadeo Latin
- dissuadeo Latin
- persuadeo Latin
- suadibilis Latin
- suadus Latin
- suasio Latin
- suasor Latin
- suaveolens Latin
- suaviloquens Latin
- suaviloquium Latin
- suaviloquus Latin
- suaviolum Latin
- suavis Latin
- suavitas Latin
- suaviter Latin
- suavitudo Latin
- suavium Latin
- suāvis Latin
- soave Italian
- о́смий Russian
- suave Spanish, Castilian
- μέλι Ancient Greek
- μελιηδής Ancient Greek
- ἐφανδάνω Ancient Greek
- ἡδονή Ancient Greek
- ἡδονόπληκτος Ancient Greek
- ἧδος Ancient Greek
- ὀσμή Ancient Greek
- ὄζω Ancient Greek
- *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European
- *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European
- *sweh₂d-ós, *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European
- *sweh₂dwih₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *sweh₂déwih₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *sweh₂dús Proto-Indo-European
- *swh₂-n-d- Proto-Indo-European
- *swoh₂déye- Proto-Indo-European
- *swéh₂dus Proto-Indo-European
- osmium Norwegian Bokmål
- suave Portuguese
- słitaśny Polish
- osmium Norwegian Nynorsk
- søta Norwegian Nynorsk
- søte Norwegian Nynorsk
- søterot Norwegian Nynorsk
- swetlice Old English
- swetnes Old English
- swote Old English
- swēte Old English
- स्वादु Sanskrit
- suave Middle English
- sweete Middle English
- swete Middle English
- sœtr Old Norse
- forsøde Danish
- sød Danish
- sødladen Danish
- soef Old French
- suau Catalan, Valencian
- स्वादु Hindi
- urmă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- хостан Persian
- Sweet Cebuano
- anodd Welsh
- gwahodd Welsh
- hawdd Welsh
- Osmanthus Translingual
- shije Albanian
- shijoj Albanian
- suave Middle French
- 𐍃𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- *swōtī gmw-pro
- 瑞士雞翼 Chinese
- *swādwis Proto-Italic
- uswidi Zulu
- *swaHdúṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- سوادو Urdu
- hwʾstn' Middle Persian
- swit Tok Pisin
- switmoli Tok Pisin
- 𑀲𑀸𑀉 Maharastri Prakrit
- *sūadja Proto-Albanian
- liswidi Swati
- switi Sranan Tongo
- urma Istriot
- *hwādéyya Proto-Hellenic
- *hwādús Proto-Hellenic
- *hwā́domai Proto-Hellenic
- hawð Middle Welsh
- swit Nigerian Pidgin