-ου
See also: ου, -ού, οὐ, οὔ, οὖ, οὗ, Ȣ, ᴕ, Appendix:Variations of "ou", and Appendix:Variations of "oy"
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- -οιο (-oio), -οο (-oo) – Epic
- -ω (-ō) – Aeolic, Doric
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *-ohyo from the Proto-Indo-European thematic genitive Proto-Indo-European *-osyo.
Suffix
-ου • (-ou) (Attic, Ionic, Epic, Doric)
- Genitive singular of second-declension nouns and adjectives
- Masculine and neuter genitive singular of first- and second-declension adjectives