Ancient Greek

Noun

κῦδος • ‎(kûdos) n ‎(genitive κύδεος)

1. renown, glory

Descendants

• English: kudos

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• κύδος ‎(kúdos)

Noun

κῦδος • ‎(kûdos) m ‎(genitive κύδου)

1. taunt

   κῦδος γὰρ ἀρσενικῶς μὲν ἡ λοιδορία͵ ἐξ οὗ καὶ τὸ κυδάζεται τοῖς πᾶσιν Ἀργείοις ὁμοῦ παρὰ Σοφοκλεῖ͵ ἀντὶ τοῦ λοιδορεῖται. κῦδος δὲ οὐδετέρως ἡ δόξα͵ ἐξ οὗ καὶ κύδιστος ὁ ἐνδοξότατος. Scholia In Aristophanem

References

• κῦδος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• κῦδος in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• κῦδος in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• «κῦδος» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• «κῦδος» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• κῦδος in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • celebrity idem, page 120.
  • fame idem, page 304.
  • glory idem, page 363.
  • honour idem, page 404.
  • illustriousness idem, page 416.
  • lustre idem, page 505.
  • name idem, page 550.
  • prestige idem, page 638.
  • renown idem, page 695.
  • reputation idem, page 699.