Οὐλίξης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús), Ὀδυσεύς (Oduseús), Ὀλυσσεύς (Olusseús), Ὀλυττεύς (Olutteús), Οὑδυσσεύς (Houdusseús), Οὐλιξεύς (Oulixeús), Ὀλίξης (Olíxēs)
Ὀλισεύς (Oliseús) — the earliest epigraphic form

Etymology

According to Visser,^[1] a dialectal (probably Doric) form of Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Probably from a Pre-Greek source tentatively reconstructed by Beekes as *Od/luk^yeu.^[2] Compare Etruscan 𐌖𐌈𐌖𐌆𐌄 (uθuze).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /uː.lík.sɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /uˈlik.se̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /uˈlik.sis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /uˈlik.sis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /uˈlik.sis/

Proper noun

Οὐλῐ́ξης • (Oulĭ́xēs) m (genitive Οὐλῐ́ξου or Οὐλῐ́ξᾱ); first declension

(Attic, Doric) Odysseus, Ulysses

Declension

First declension of ὁ Οὐλῐ́ξης; τοῦ Οὐλῐ́ξου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Οὐλῐ́ξης ho Oulĭ́xēs
Genitive	τοῦ Οὐλῐ́ξου toû Oulĭ́xou
Dative	τῷ Οὐλῐ́ξῃ tōî Oulĭ́xēi
Accusative	τὸν Οὐλῐ́ξην tòn Oulĭ́xēn
Vocative	Οὐλῐ́ξη Oulĭ́xē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ὁ Οὐλῐ́ξης; τοῦ Οὐλῐ́ξᾱ (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Οὐλῐ́ξης ho Oulĭ́xēs
Genitive	τοῦ Οὐλῐ́ξᾱ toû Oulĭ́xā
Dative	τῷ Οὐλῐ́ξῃ tōî Oulĭ́xēi
Accusative	τὸν Οὐλῐ́ξην tòn Oulĭ́xēn
Vocative	Οὐλῐ́ξη Oulĭ́xē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

→ Latin: Ulixes, Ulysses

References

^ Visser, Brill’s New Pauly s.v. Odysseus
^ https://www.robertbeekes.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/b124.pdf

[1] Visser, Brill’s New Pauly s.v. Odysseus

[2] ttps://www.robertbeekes.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/b124.pdf

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