Meanings
Origin
- Ancient GreekΟἰδίπους“swollen foot”
- LatinOedipus
- EnglishOedipus
From the Latin Oedipus, from the Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous, “swollen foot”).
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Afrikaans Oidipus
- Oidipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους
- Οἰδίπους (Oidípous)son of Laius and Jocasta
Basque Edipo
- Ediposon of Laius and Jocasta
Bulgarian Едип
- Едип (Edip)son of Laius and Jocasta
Catalan Èdip
- Èdipson of Laius and Jocasta
Chinese Mandarin 俄狄浦斯
- 俄狄浦斯 (Édípǔsī)son of Laius and Jocasta
Czech Oidipus
- Oidipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Danish Ødipus
- Ødipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Esperanto Edipo
- Ediposon of Laius and Jocasta
Finnish Oidipus
- Oidipusson of Laius and Jocasta
French Œdipe
- Œdipeson of Laius and Jocasta
German Ödipus
- Ödipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Greek Οιδίπους
- Οιδίπους (Oidípous)son of Laius and Jocasta
Hindi ईदिपस
- ईदिपस (īdipas)son of Laius and Jocasta
Hungarian Oidipusz
- Oidipuszson of Laius and Jocasta
Icelandic Ödípús
- Ödípússon of Laius and Jocasta
Indonesian Oidipus
- Oidipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Irish Éideapús
- Éideapússon of Laius and Jocasta
Italian Edipo
- Ediposon of Laius and Jocasta
Japanese エディプス, オイディプース
- エディプス (Edipusu)son of Laius and Jocasta
- オイディプース (oidipūsu)son of Laius and Jocasta
Korean 오이디푸스
- 오이디푸스 (Oidipuseu)son of Laius and Jocasta
Latin Oedipus
- Oedipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Latvian Edips
- Edipsson of Laius and Jocasta
Lithuanian Edipas
- Edipasson of Laius and Jocasta
Norwegian Bokmål Ødipus, Oidipus
- Ødipusson of Laius and Jocasta
- Oidipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Polish Edyp
- Edypson of Laius and Jocasta
Portuguese Édipo
- Édiposon of Laius and Jocasta
Punjabi ਈਡੀਪਸ
- ਈਡੀਪਸ (īḍīpas)son of Laius and Jocasta
Romanian Oedip
- Oedipson of Laius and Jocasta
Russian Эди́п
- Эди́п (Edíp)son of Laius and Jocasta
Slovak Oidipus, Oidipous
- Oidipusson of Laius and Jocasta
- Oidipousson of Laius and Jocasta
- Oidipússon of Laius and Jocasta
Spanish Edipo
- Ediposon of Laius and Jocasta
Swedish Oidipus
- Oidipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Tagalog Edipo, Oedipus
- Ediposon of Laius and Jocasta
- Oedipusson of Laius and Jocasta
Thai อีดิปัส, ออยดิปุส
- อีดิปัส (Aydìbpùt)son of Laius and Jocasta
- ออยดิปุส (Oidìbpùt)son of Laius and Jocasta
Ukrainian Едіп, Едип
- Едіп (Edip)son of Laius and Jocasta
- Едип (Edyp)son of Laius and Jocasta
Vietnamese Ê-đíp
- Ê-đípson of Laius and Jocasta
Yiddish עדיפּוס
- עדיפּוס (edipus)son of Laius and Jocasta
Cite this entry
APA
Oedipus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oedipus
MLA
“Oedipus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oedipus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oedipus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oedipus.
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