Masculine

paedor

Meaning

Concepts

(declension-3, masculine) nastiness, filth, dirt
(broadly, declension-3, masculine) stink, stench

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpae̯.dɔr]

Of uncertain origin; proposed derivations include: * From Proto-Indo-European *pesd- and so cognate with English feist. This would make ae hypercorrect, with the inherited form being *pēdor. * From a Proto-Indo-European root common with Ancient Greek σπίλος (spílos, “spot, fleck”) and Armenian փիծ (pʻic, “dirty, impure”).