aedo

See also: Aedo

Esperanto

Etymology

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Proto-Hellenic *awéidō

Ancient Greek ἀείδω (aeídō)der.

Esperanto aedo

From Ancient Greek ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”), from Proto-Hellenic *awéidō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈedo/

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• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: a‧e‧do

Noun

aedo (accusative singular aedon, plural aedoj, accusative plural aedojn)

1. aoidos

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”), from ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɛ.do/
• Rhymes: -ɛdo
• Hyphenation: a‧è‧do

Noun

aedo m (plural aedi)

1. (Ancient Greece) a professional poet; a bard

   Synonym: rapsodo

2. (transferred sense) poet

   Synonyms: cantore, poeta, (uncommon) poetante, rapsodo, rimatore, (literary) vate, (uncommon) verseggiatore, versificatore

References

• “aedo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *awéidō

Ancient Greek ἀείδω (aeídō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Hellenic *-ós

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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.

Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)

Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós)lbor.

Portuguese aedo

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɛ.du/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɛ.du/ [ɐˈɛ.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɛ.du/ [ɐˈɛ.ðu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɛ.du/

• Rhymes: -ɛdu
• Hyphenation: a‧e‧do

Noun

aedo m (plural aedos)

1. (Ancient Greece) aoidos (itinerant poet and singer among the ancient Greeks)

Further reading

• “aedo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aedo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “aedo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• aeda

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”), from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈedo/ [aˈe.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: a‧e‧do

Noun

aedo m (plural aedos)

1. (historical) bard, poet

Related terms

• oda

Further reading

• “aedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025