οὐρανοῦχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οὐρᾰνός (ourănós, “sky, heaven”) +‎ ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /uː.ra.nûː.kʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /u.raˈnu.kʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /u.raˈnu.xos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /u.raˈnu.xos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /u.raˈnu.xos/

Adjective

οὐρᾰνοῦχος • (ourănoûkhos) m or f (neuter οὐρᾰνοῦχον); second declension

holding heaven

Declension

Second declension of οὐρᾰνοῦχος; οὐρᾰνοῦχον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	οὐρᾰνοῦχος ourănoûkhos	οὐρᾰνοῦχον ourănoûkhon	οὐρᾰνούχω ourănoúkhō	οὐρᾰνούχω ourănoúkhō	οὐρᾰνοῦχοι ourănoûkhoi	οὐρᾰνοῦχᾰ ourănoûkhă
Genitive	οὐρᾰνούχου ourănoúkhou	οὐρᾰνούχου ourănoúkhou	οὐρᾰνούχοιν ourănoúkhoin	οὐρᾰνούχοιν ourănoúkhoin	οὐρᾰνούχων ourănoúkhōn	οὐρᾰνούχων ourănoúkhōn
Dative	οὐρᾰνούχῳ ourănoúkhōi	οὐρᾰνούχῳ ourănoúkhōi	οὐρᾰνούχοιν ourănoúkhoin	οὐρᾰνούχοιν ourănoúkhoin	οὐρᾰνούχοις ourănoúkhois	οὐρᾰνούχοις ourănoúkhois
Accusative	οὐρᾰνοῦχον ourănoûkhon	οὐρᾰνοῦχον ourănoûkhon	οὐρᾰνούχω ourănoúkhō	οὐρᾰνούχω ourănoúkhō	οὐρᾰνούχους ourănoúkhous	οὐρᾰνοῦχᾰ ourănoûkhă
Vocative	οὐρᾰνοῦχε ourănoûkhe	οὐρᾰνοῦχον ourănoûkhon	οὐρᾰνούχω ourănoúkhō	οὐρᾰνούχω ourănoúkhō	οὐρᾰνοῦχοι ourănoûkhoi	οὐρᾰνοῦχᾰ ourănoûkhă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	οὐρᾰνούχως ourănoúkhōs		οὐρᾰνουχότερος ourănoukhóteros		οὐρᾰνουχότᾰτος ourănoukhótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

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