ὄψ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Hellenic *wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs (“voice”). Related to ἔπος (épos) and εἰπεῖν (eipeîn). Cognates include Latin vōx, Sanskrit वाच् (vā́c), and Tocharian A wak.[1]

    Noun

    ὄψ • (óps) f (genitive ὀπός); third declension

    1. (poetic) voice
    2. (poetic) word
    Usage notes

    Only used in oblique cases.

    Inflection
    Third declension of ἡ ὄψ; τῆς ὀπός (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ ὄψ
    hē óps     		τὼ ὄπε
    tṑ ópe     		αἱ ὄπες
    hai ópes
    Genitive τῆς ὀπός
    tês opós     		τοῖν ὀποῖν
    toîn opoîn     		τῶν ὀπῶν
    tôn opôn
    Dative τῇ ὀπῐ́
    tēî opĭ́     		τοῖν ὀποῖν
    toîn opoîn     		ταῖς ὀψῐ́ / ὀψῐ́ν
    taîs opsĭ́(n)
    Accusative τὴν ὄπᾰ
    tḕn ópă     		τὼ ὄπε
    tṑ ópe     		τᾱ̀ς ὄπᾰς
    tā̀s ópăs
    Vocative ὄψ
    óps     		ὄπε
    ópe     		ὄπες
    ópes
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄψ 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1138–39

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    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (“eye”). See also ὤψ (ṓps).[1]

      Noun

      ὄψ • (óps) f (genitive ὀπός); third declension (rare)

      2. eye; face
        • 490 BCE – 430 BCE, Empedocles, Collected Works 371
      Inflection
      Third declension of ἡ ὄψ; τῆς ὀπός (Attic)
      Case / # Singular Dual Plural
      Nominative ἡ ὄψ
      hē óps       		τὼ ὄπε
      tṑ ópe       		αἱ ὄπες
      hai ópes
      Genitive τῆς ὀπός
      tês opós       		τοῖν ὀποῖν
      toîn opoîn       		τῶν ὀπῶν
      tôn opôn
      Dative τῇ ὀπῐ́
      tēî opĭ́       		τοῖν ὀποῖν
      toîn opoîn       		ταῖς ὀψῐ́ / ὀψῐ́ν
      taîs opsĭ́(n)
      Accusative τὴν ὄπᾰ
      tḕn ópă       		τὼ ὄπε
      tṑ ópe       		τᾱ̀ς ὄπᾰς
      tā̀s ópăs
      Vocative ὄψ
      óps       		ὄπε
      ópe       		ὄπες
      ópes
      Notes:
      • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • ⇒ taxonomic name: Lithops, Zosterops

      References

      1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄψ 2, ὀπός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1139

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