οὐράνιος

See also: ουράνιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οὐρανός (ouranós) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /uː.rá.ni.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /uˈra.ni.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /uˈra.ni.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /uˈra.ni.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /uˈra.ni.os/

Adjective

οὐράνῐος • (ouránĭos) m (feminine οὐρᾰνίᾱ, neuter οὐράνῐον); first/second declension or
οὐράνῐος • (ouránĭos) m or f (neuter οὐράνῐον); second declension

heavenly
in the sky
reaching to heaven, high as heaven
(figurative) enormous, awful, furious, vehement
(Byzantine) blue

Declension

As a three-ending adjective

First and second declension of οὐρᾰ́νῐος; οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱ; οὐρᾰ́νῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	οὐρᾰ́νῐος ourắnĭos	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱ ourănĭ́ā	οὐρᾰ́νῐον ourắnĭon	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱ ourănĭ́ā	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰ́νῐοι ourắnĭoi	οὐρᾰ́νῐαι ourắnĭai	οὐρᾰ́νῐᾰ ourắnĭă
Genitive	οὐρᾰνῐ́ου ourănĭ́ou	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱς ourănĭ́ās	οὐρᾰνῐ́ου ourănĭ́ou	οὐρᾰνῐ́οιν ourănĭ́oin	οὐρᾰνῐ́αιν ourănĭ́ain	οὐρᾰνῐ́οιν ourănĭ́oin	οὐρᾰνῐ́ων ourănĭ́ōn	οὐρᾰνῐ́ων ourănĭ́ōn	οὐρᾰνῐ́ων ourănĭ́ōn
Dative	οὐρᾰνῐ́ῳ ourănĭ́ōi	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾳ ourănĭ́āi	οὐρᾰνῐ́ῳ ourănĭ́ōi	οὐρᾰνῐ́οιν ourănĭ́oin	οὐρᾰνῐ́αιν ourănĭ́ain	οὐρᾰνῐ́οιν ourănĭ́oin	οὐρᾰνῐ́οις ourănĭ́ois	οὐρᾰνῐ́αις ourănĭ́ais	οὐρᾰνῐ́οις ourănĭ́ois
Accusative	οὐρᾰ́νῐον ourắnĭon	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱν ourănĭ́ān	οὐρᾰ́νῐον ourắnĭon	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱ ourănĭ́ā	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰνῐ́ους ourănĭ́ous	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱς ourănĭ́ās	οὐρᾰ́νῐᾰ ourắnĭă
Vocative	οὐρᾰ́νῐε ourắnĭe	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱ ourănĭ́ā	οὐρᾰ́νῐον ourắnĭon	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱ ourănĭ́ā	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰ́νῐοι ourắnĭoi	οὐρᾰ́νῐαι ourắnĭai	οὐρᾰ́νῐᾰ ourắnĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	οὐράνῐα ouránĭa			οὐρᾰνῐώτερος ourănĭṓteros			οὐρᾰνῐώτᾰτος ourănĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

As a two-ending adjective

Second declension of οὐρᾰ́νῐος; οὐρᾰ́νῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	οὐρᾰ́νῐος ourắnĭos	οὐρᾰ́νῐον ourắnĭon	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰ́νῐοι ourắnĭoi	οὐρᾰ́νῐᾰ ourắnĭă
Genitive	οὐρᾰνῐ́ου ourănĭ́ou	οὐρᾰνῐ́ου ourănĭ́ou	οὐρᾰνῐ́οιν ourănĭ́oin	οὐρᾰνῐ́οιν ourănĭ́oin	οὐρᾰνῐ́ων ourănĭ́ōn	οὐρᾰνῐ́ων ourănĭ́ōn
Dative	οὐρᾰνῐ́ῳ ourănĭ́ōi	οὐρᾰνῐ́ῳ ourănĭ́ōi	οὐρᾰνῐ́οιν ourănĭ́oin	οὐρᾰνῐ́οιν ourănĭ́oin	οὐρᾰνῐ́οις ourănĭ́ois	οὐρᾰνῐ́οις ourănĭ́ois
Accusative	οὐρᾰ́νῐον ourắnĭon	οὐρᾰ́νῐον ourắnĭon	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰνῐ́ους ourănĭ́ous	οὐρᾰ́νῐᾰ ourắnĭă
Vocative	οὐρᾰ́νῐε ourắnĭe	οὐρᾰ́νῐον ourắnĭon	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰνῐ́ω ourănĭ́ō	οὐρᾰ́νῐοι ourắnĭoi	οὐρᾰ́νῐᾰ ourắnĭă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	οὐράνῐα ouránĭa		οὐρᾰνῐώτερος ourănĭṓteros		οὐρᾰνῐώτᾰτος ourănĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐπουράνιος (epouránios)
Οὐρανίᾱ (Ouraníā)

Descendants

Greek: ουράνιος (ouránios)
→⇒ German: Uranismus
- → Dutch: uranisme
- → English: uranism
- → French: uranisme
- → Italian: uranismo
- → Romanian: uranism
- → Russian: урани́зм (uranízm)
- → Spanish: uranismo
→⇒ Italian: uranico