-ῶν
Ancient Greek
Etymology 1
From earlier -άων (-áōn) from -η (-ē) (and alternative forms) plus genitive plural suffix -ων (-ōn).
Suffix
-ῶν • (-ôn)
- Genitive plural of first-declension nouns
- Feminine genitive plural of first- and second-declension adjectives
- Feminine genitive plural of first- and third-declension adjectives
Etymology 2
See -ων (-ōn).
Suffix
-ῶν • (-ôn)
- Masculine and neuter genitive plural of second-declension nouns accented on the ultima
- Masculine and neuter genitive plural of first- and second-declension adjectives accented on the ultima
Etymology 3
Contracted from *-έων (*-éōn) or *-όων (*-óōn), from -έω (-éō) or -όω (-óō) + -ων (-ōn, “participial suffix”).
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ῶν • (-ôn) m (feminine -οῦσᾰ, neuter -οῦν); first/third declension
- Present active participle of contracted verbs in -όω (-óō) and -έω (-éō)
- Future active participle of verbs with Attic contracted futures in -έω (-éō)
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | -ῶν -ôn |
-οῦσᾰ -oûsă |
-οῦν -oûn |
-οῦντε -oûnte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-οῦντε -oûnte |
-οῦντες -oûntes |
-οῦσαι -oûsai |
-οῦντᾰ -oûntă | |||||
| Genitive | -οῦντος -oûntos |
-ούσης -oúsēs |
-οῦντος -oûntos |
-ούντοιν -oúntoin |
-ούσαιν -oúsain |
-ούντοιν -oúntoin |
-ούντων -oúntōn |
-ουσῶν -ousôn |
-ούντων -oúntōn | |||||
| Dative | -οῦντῐ -oûntĭ |
-ούσῃ -oúsēi |
-οῦντῐ -oûntĭ |
-ούντοιν -oúntoin |
-ούσαιν -oúsain |
-ούντοιν -oúntoin |
-οῦσῐ / -οῦσῐν -oûsĭ(n) |
-ούσαις -oúsais |
-οῦσῐ / -οῦσῐν -oûsĭ(n) | |||||
| Accusative | -οῦντᾰ -oûntă |
-οῦσᾰν -oûsăn |
-οῦν -oûn |
-οῦντε -oûnte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-οῦντε -oûnte |
-οῦντᾰς -oûntăs |
-ούσᾱς -oúsās |
-οῦντᾰ -oûntă | |||||
| Vocative | -ῶν -ôn |
-οῦσᾰ -oûsă |
-οῦν -oûn |
-οῦντε -oûnte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-οῦντε -oûnte |
-οῦντες -oûntes |
-οῦσαι -oûsai |
-οῦντᾰ -oûntă | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| -ούντως -oúntōs |
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| Notes: |
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Etymology 4
Contracted from *-άων (*-áōn), from -άω (-áō) + -ων (-ōn, “participial suffix”).
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ῶν • (-ôn) m (feminine -ῶσᾰ, neuter -ῶν); first/third declension
- Present active participle of contracted verbs in -άω (-áō)
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | -ῶν -ôn |
-ῶσᾰ -ôsă |
-ῶν -ôn |
-ῶντε -ônte |
-ώσᾱ -ṓsā |
-ῶντε -ônte |
-ῶντες -ôntes |
-ῶσαι -ôsai |
-ῶντᾰ -ôntă | |||||
| Genitive | -ῶντος -ôntos |
-ώσης -ṓsēs |
-ῶντος -ôntos |
-ώντοιν -ṓntoin |
-ώσαιν -ṓsain |
-ώντοιν -ṓntoin |
-ώντων -ṓntōn |
-ωσῶν -ōsôn |
-ώντων -ṓntōn | |||||
| Dative | -ῶντῐ -ôntĭ |
-ώσῃ -ṓsēi |
-ῶντῐ -ôntĭ |
-ώντοιν -ṓntoin |
-ώσαιν -ṓsain |
-ώντοιν -ṓntoin |
-ῶσῐ / -ῶσῐν -ôsĭ(n) |
-ώσαις -ṓsais |
-ῶσῐ / -ῶσῐν -ôsĭ(n) | |||||
| Accusative | -ῶντᾰ -ôntă |
-ῶσᾰν -ôsăn |
-ῶν -ôn |
-ῶντε -ônte |
-ώσᾱ -ṓsā |
-ῶντε -ônte |
-ῶντᾰς -ôntăs |
-ώσᾱς -ṓsās |
-ῶντᾰ -ôntă | |||||
| Vocative | -ῶν -ôn |
-ῶσᾰ -ôsă |
-ῶν -ôn |
-ῶντε -ônte |
-ώσᾱ -ṓsā |
-ῶντε -ônte |
-ῶντες -ôntes |
-ῶσαι -ôsai |
-ῶντᾰ -ôntă | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| -ώντως -ṓntōs |
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| Notes: |
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