proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Ēdōnī
Ēdōnī m pl (genitive Ēdōnōrum)
Classical[eːˈdoː.niː]Ecclesiastical[eˈdɔː.ni]
Meaning
- A tribe of Thrace, situated west of the river Strymon
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Ēdōnī |
| genitive | — | Ēdōnōrum |
| dative | — | Ēdōnīs |
| accusative | — | Ēdōnōs |
| ablative | — | Ēdōnīs |
| vocative | — | Ēdōnī |
Ēdōni, ōrum, m., = Ἠδωνοί,
I. a people of Thrace, east of the Strymon, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 40;
celebrated as worshippers of Bacchus, Hor. C. 2, 7, 27, v. Bacchus.—Derivv., A. ēdōnus, a, um, adj., Edonic.
1. Edoni populi = Edoni, Sol. 9, § 1.—
2. Esp., poet. for Thracian:
Boreae, Verg. A. 12, 365; cf. venti, Val. Fl. 6, 340: hiemes, Stat. Th. 5, 78: juga, Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 42: currus, Stat. Th. 12, 733: Bacchus, Ov. R. Am. 593.—3. As subst.: ēdōnus, i, m., = Ἠδωνός, a spur of the Pangaeus range, in southeastern Thrace, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 50; also called Edon, Serv. Verg. A. 12, 365.—
B. ēdō-nis (Edŏnis, Sil. 4, 778 Drak.; Luc. 1, 675), idis, f., Edonic, Thracian:
matres, Ov. M. 11, 69.—Subst., a Bacchante, Prop. 1, 3, 5; Sil. l. l.; Luc. l. l.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí).