Oedipus
/ˈɛdɪpəs/
Oedipus proper noun: a son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
Proper noun
Oedipus
Oedipus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam
Oedipus in Hindi
- son of Laius and Jocasta
- ईदिपस īdipas
Oedipus in Tamil
- தந்தையை வெறுத்து தாய்ப் பாசமிகைப்பு
Oedipus in Marathi
- son of Laius and Jocasta
- ईडिपस īḍipas
Oedipus in Malayalam
- son of Laius and Jocasta
- ഈഡിപ്പസ് īḍippasŭ
More languagesFewer languages
- Oedipus in Kannada
- ಈಡಿಪಸ್ īḍipas
- Oedipus in Punjabi
- ਈਡੀਪਸ īḍīpas
- Oedipus in Odia
- ଓଡିପସ୍ oḍipas
- Oedipus in Sinhala
- ඊඩිපස් īḍipas
- Oedipus in Tagalog
- Edipo, Oedipus
- Oedipus in Indonesian
- Oidipus
- Oedipus in Thai
- อีดิปัส Aydìbpùt, ออยดิปุส Oidìbpùt
- Oedipus in Vietnamese
- Ê-đíp
Forms of Oedipus
| alternative form (archaic) | Œdipus |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Edipus |
Origin of Oedipus
From the Latin Oedipus, from the Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous, “swollen foot”).
Words formed from Oedipus
Phrases with Oedipus
Questions about Oedipus
- What does Oedipus mean?
- Oedipus means a son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
- What is Oedipus in Hindi?
- Oedipus in Hindi is ईदिपस (īdipas). See Oedipus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Oedipus?
- Oedipus is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Oedipus?
- Oedipus is pronounced /ˈɛdɪpəs/.
Words near Oedipus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Oedipus (page history and authors); oedipus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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