οἰωνός

See also: οιωνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Explanation debated. Because of the comparable formation in υἱωνός (huiōnós, “grandson”) from υἱός (huiós, “son”), it is probably best derived from a nominal basis. Therefore, it can be derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”), like Latin avis (“bird”), Sanskrit वि (vi, “bird”), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬱 (vīš, “bird”) and also ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”). The initial ὀ- has been explained as a case of vowel assimilation since Schmidt, but this is unnecessary: one may assume an o-grade, as does Beekes, who departs from a nominative *h₂ow-i-ō(n) that was subsequently thematicized. By others, it has been combined with οἶμα (oîma, “spring, rush, swoop”), οἶστρος (oîstros, “gadfly; zeal”), οἰστός (oistós, “endurable”) and connected with the root Proto-Indo-European *h₁eys- (“to propel”), but this is doubtful. The connection with ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) by Schmeja was defended by Peters.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /oi̯.ɔː.nós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /y.oˈnos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /y.oˈnos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /y.oˈnos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.oˈnos/

Noun

οἰωνός • (oiōnós) m (genitive οἰωνοῦ); second declension

Declension

Second declension of ὁ οἰωνός; τοῦ οἰωνοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ οἰωνός ho oiōnós	τὼ οἰωνώ tṑ oiōnṓ	οἱ οἰωνοί hoi oiōnoí
Genitive	τοῦ οἰωνοῦ toû oiōnoû	τοῖν οἰωνοῖν toîn oiōnoîn	τῶν οἰωνῶν tôn oiōnôn
Dative	τῷ οἰωνῷ tōî oiōnōî	τοῖν οἰωνοῖν toîn oiōnoîn	τοῖς οἰωνοῖς toîs oiōnoîs
Accusative	τὸν οἰωνόν tòn oiōnón	τὼ οἰωνώ tṑ oiōnṓ	τοὺς οἰωνούς toùs oiōnoús
Vocative	οἰωνέ oiōné	οἰωνώ oiōnṓ	οἰωνοί oiōnoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

οἰωνίζομαι (oiōnízomai)
οἰώνισις (oiṓnisis)
οἰώνισμα (oiṓnisma)
οἰωνισμός (oiōnismós)
οἰωνιστήριον (oiōnistḗrion)
οἰωνιστής (oiōnistḗs)
οἰωνιστικός (oiōnistikós)
οἰωνόβρωτος (oiōnóbrōtos)
οἰωνοθέτης (oiōnothétēs)
οἰωνόθροος (oiōnóthroos)
οἰωνοκτόνος (oiōnoktónos)
οἰωνόμαντις (oiōnómantis)
οἰωνόμικτος (oiōnómiktos)
οἰωνοπόλος (oiōnopólos)
οἰωνοσκόπος (oiōnoskópos)
οἰωνοτροφεύς (oiōnotropheús)

Descendants

Greek: οιωνός (oionós)