pedíon

pedíon πεδίον

v. uig. *ped- (“trace, footstep”), vwdt. mit πούς (poús, “foot”). vgl. πέδον (pédon, “soil, Grund”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.dí.on/ → /peˈði.on/ → /peˈði.on/

Noun

πεδίον • (pedíon) n (genitive πεδίου); second declension

1. open country, field, plain, flat
2. metatarsus
3. female genitals

Usage notes

The line in the Lysistrata uses this term in an innuendo (wordplay on its usual meaning of "plain") to refer to a female's genitals.