δόμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dómos, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm. Cognates include Latin domus, Sanskrit दम (dáma), Russian дом (dom), and Old Armenian տուն (tun).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δόμος • (dómos) m (genitive δόμου); second declension

  1. horizontal beam at the top of some columns serving as a fixed portico or porch
  2. house
  3. household
  4. fixed dwelling for some animals: barn, wasp's nest, snake's hole
  5. (astrology) domicile of a planet

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ δόμος; τοῦ δόμου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δόμος
ho dómos 		τὼ δόμω
tṑ dómō 		οἱ δόμοι
hoi dómoi
Genitive τοῦ δόμου
toû dómou 		τοῖν δόμοιν
toîn dómoin 		τῶν δόμων
tôn dómōn
Dative τῷ δόμῳ
tōî dómōi 		τοῖν δόμοιν
toîn dómoin 		τοῖς δόμοις
toîs dómois
Accusative τὸν δόμον
tòn dómon 		τὼ δόμω
tṑ dómō 		τοὺς δόμους
toùs dómous
Vocative δόμε
dóme 		δόμω
dómō 		δόμοι
dómoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Second declension of δόμος; δόμου (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative δόμος
dómos 		δόμω
dómō 		δόμοι
dómoi
Genitive δόμου / δομοῖο / δόμοιο / δομόο / δόμοο
dómou / domoîo / dómoio / domóo / dómoo 		δόμοιν / δόμοιῐν
dómoi(ĭ)n 		δόμων
dómōn
Dative δόμῳ
dómōi 		δόμοιν / δόμοιῐν
dómoi(ĭ)n 		δόμοισῐ / δόμοισῐν / δόμοις
dómoisĭ(n) / dómois
Accusative δόμον
dómon 		δόμω
dómō 		δόμους
dómous
Vocative δόμε
dóme 		δόμω
dómō 		δόμοι
dómoi
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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