eidolon

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• UK: /aɪˈdəʊlən/
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• UK: /aɪˈdəʊlɒn/
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• US: /aɪˈdoʊlən/
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• US: /aɪˈdoʊlɑn/
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• rhymes with -əʊlɒn
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon)der. English eidolon From Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “figure, representation”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “sight”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”). Doublet of aidoru, idol, and idolum and related to idea.

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: идеализиран образ (idealiziran obraz) — a representation of an ideal form
• Greek: είδωλο (eídolo) — a representation of an ideal form
• Ancient Greek: εἴδωλον (eídōlon) — a representation of an ideal form
• Portuguese: ídolo — a representation of an ideal form
• Bulgarian: призрак (prizrak) — a ghost or elusive entity
• Bulgarian: привидение (prividenie) — a ghost or elusive entity
• French: éidolon — a ghost or elusive entity
• Greek: είδωλο (eídolo) — a ghost or elusive entity
• Russian: при́зрак (prízrak) — a ghost or elusive entity
• Russian: привиде́ние (prividénije) — a ghost or elusive entity
• Russian: э́йдолон (éjdolon) — a ghost or elusive entity
• Spanish: fantasma — a ghost or elusive entity
• Spanish: aparición — a ghost or elusive entity
• Turkish: hayalet — a ghost or elusive entity