-ώδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄζω (ózō, “smell”). For the generalized sense compare the semantic evolution in Latin -osus, Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-ώδης • (-ṓdēs) m or f (neuter -ῶδες); third declension

  1. Adjective-forming suffix: smelling of
  2. (by generalization) adjective-forming suffix: full of, like

Declension

Third declension of -ώδης; -ῶδες (contracted, Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ώδης
-ṓdēs 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδεις
-ṓdeis 		-ώδη
-ṓdē
Genitive -ώδους
-ṓdous 		-ώδους
-ṓdous 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδων
-ṓdōn 		-ώδων
-ṓdōn
Dative -ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν
-ṓdesĭ(n) 		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν
-ṓdesĭ(n)
Accusative -ώδη
-ṓdē 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδεις
-ṓdeis 		-ώδη
-ṓdē
Vocative -ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδεις
-ṓdeis 		-ώδη
-ṓdē
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-ώδως
-ṓdōs 		-ωδέστερος
-ōdésteros 		-ωδέστᾰτος
-ōdéstătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of -ώδης; -ῶδες (uncontracted, Epic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ώδης
-ṓdēs 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδεις / -ώδεες
-ṓdeis / -ṓdees 		-ώδεᾰ
-ṓdeă
Genitive -ώδεος / -ώδευς
-ṓdeos / -ṓdeus 		-ώδεος / -ώδευς
-ṓdeos / -ṓdeus 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ωδέων
-ōdéōn 		-ωδέων
-ōdéōn
Dative -ώδει / -ώδεῐ̈
-ṓdei / -ṓdeĭ̈ 		-ώδει / -ώδεῐ̈
-ṓdei / -ṓdeĭ̈ 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν
-ṓdesĭ(n) 		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν
-ṓdesĭ(n)
Accusative -ώδεᾰ
-ṓdeă 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδεᾰς
-ṓdeăs 		-ώδεᾰ
-ṓdeă
Vocative -ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδεις / -ώδεες
-ṓdeis / -ṓdees 		-ώδεᾰ
-ṓdeă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-ωδέως
-ōdéōs 		-ωδέστερος
-ōdésteros 		-ωδέστᾰτος
-ōdéstătos
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ώδης
ἀραχνώδης
ἀσώδης
δηλητηριώδης
δημώδης
διθυραμβώδης
ἐργώδης
εὐώδης
θυελλώδης
ἰξώδης
ἰχθυώδης
ἰώδης
κεχηνώδης
λαμπαδώδης
λιμώδης
λοιμώδης
μυθώδης
νεοδαμώδης
νηματώδης
πεινώδης
ῥεμβώδης
σαρκώδης
στοιχειώδης
ταραχώδης
τρηματώδης
φρεατώδης
φρυγανώδης
ᾠώδης

See also

References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 833
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