οὖς

See also: ους, ουσ., -οῦς, and οὕς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), the oblique stem being from a lengthened form *h₂ows-nt-, for which compare Old Armenian ունկն (unkn). Cognate with Old English ēare (English ear), Latin auris, Old Church Slavonic оухо (uxo), and Old Irish áu.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

οὖς • (oûs) n (genitive ὠτός); third declension

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) ear
  2. hearing
  3. (from resemblance to an ear):
    1. handle of a pitcher or cup
    2. (architecture) synonym of πᾰρωτῐ́ς (părōtĭ́s)
    3. ellipsis of οὖς Ἀ̆φροδῑ́της (oûs Ăphrodī́tēs), a kind of shellfish
    4. (anatomy) auricle of the heart
    5. The name of part of a bandage.
    6. (figuratively) spy

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ οὖς; τοῦ ὠτός (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ οὖς
tò oûs 		τὼ ὦτε
tṑ ôte 		τᾰ̀ ὦτᾰ
tằ ôtă
Genitive τοῦ ὠτός
toû ōtós 		τοῖν ὤτοιν
toîn ṓtoin 		τῶν ὤτων
tôn ṓtōn
Dative τῷ ὠτῐ́
tōî ōtĭ́ 		τοῖν ὤτοιν
toîn ṓtoin 		τοῖς ὠσῐ́ / ὠσῐ́ν
toîs ōsĭ́(n)
Accusative τὸ οὖς
tò oûs 		τὼ ὦτε
tṑ ôte 		τᾰ̀ ὦτᾰ
tằ ôtă
Vocative οὖς
oûs 		ὦτε
ôte 		ὦτᾰ
ôtă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.
Third declension of οὖς; οὔᾰτος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Plural
Nominative οὖς
oûs 		οὔᾰτᾰ
oúătă
Genitive οὔᾰτος
oúătos 		οὐάτων
ouátōn
Dative οὔᾰτῐ
oúătĭ 		οὔᾰσῐ / οὔᾰσῐν / ὠσί / ὠσίν
oúăsĭ(n) / ōsí(n)
Accusative οὖς
oûs 		οὔᾰτᾰ
oúătă
Vocative οὖς
oûs 		οὔᾰτᾰ
oúătă
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Derived terms

  • ὠτᾰκουστέω (ōtăkoustéō)
  • ὠτᾰκουστής (ōtăkoustḗs)
  • ὠτᾰλγέω (ōtălgéō)
  • ὠτᾰλγῐ́ᾱ (ōtălgĭ́ā)
  • ὠτᾰρᾶς (ōtărâs)
  • ὠτᾰ́ρῐον (ōtắrĭon)
  • ὠτεγχῠ́της (ōtenkhŭ́tēs)
  • ὠτῐκός (ōtĭkós)
  • ὠτῐ́ον (ōtĭ́on)
  • ὠτῐοφόρος (ōtĭophóros)
  • ὠτῐ́ς (ōtĭ́s)
  • ὠτογλῠφῐ́ς (ōtoglŭphĭ́s)
  • ὠτοειδής (ōtoeidḗs)
  • ὠτοθλᾰδῐ́ᾱς (ōtothlădĭ́ās)
  • ὠτοκᾰ́τᾰξις (ōtokắtăxis)
  • ὠτοκλᾰδῐ́ᾱς (ōtoklădĭ́ās)
  • ὠτοκοπέω (ōtokopéō)
  • ὠτοκωφέω (ōtokōphéō)
  • ὠτολᾰβῐ́ς (ōtolăbĭ́s)
  • ὠτόλῐκνος (ōtólĭknos)
  • ὠτοπᾰ́ροχος (ōtopắrokhos)
  • ὠτοπέτης (ōtopétēs)
  • ὠτόρρῠτος (ōtórrhŭtos)
  • ὦτος (ôtos)
  • ὠτότμητος (ōtótmētos)
  • ὠτώεις (ōtṓeis)

Descendants

  • Koine Greek: ὠτίον (ōtíon), ὠτία (ōtía)
    • Byzantine Greek: ἀφτίον (aphtíon), ἀφτία (aphtía)
  • → English: oto-, ot-

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “οὖς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1130-1

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