-ῶν
See also: ὤν, -ων, and -ών
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
- -έων (-éōn) – Epic, Ionic
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
First and third declension of -ῶν; -οῦσᾰ; -οῦν (Attic)
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | -ῶν -ôn | -οῦσᾰ -oûsa | -οῦν -oûn | -οῦντε -oûnte | -ούσᾱ -oúsā | -οῦντε -oûnte | -οῦντες -oûntes | -οῦσαι -oûsai | -οῦντᾰ -oûnta | |||||
| Genitive | -οῦντος -oûntos | -ούσης -oúsēs | -οῦντος -oûntos | -ούντοιν -oúntoin | -ούσαιν -oúsain | -ούντοιν -oúntoin | -ούντων -oúntōn | -ουσῶν -ousôn | -ούντων -oúntōn | |||||
| Dative | -οῦντῐ -oûnti | -ούσῃ -oúsēi | -οῦντῐ -oûnti | -ούντοιν -oúntoin | -ούσαιν -oúsain | -ούντοιν -oúntoin | -οῦσῐ / -οῦσῐν -oûsi(n) | -ούσαις -oúsais | -οῦσῐ / -οῦσῐν -oûsi(n) | |||||
| Accusative | -οῦντᾰ -oûnta | -οῦσᾰν -oûsan | -οῦν -oûn | -οῦντε -oûnte | -ούσᾱ -oúsā | -οῦντε -oûnte | -οῦντᾰς -oûntas | -ούσᾱς -oúsās | -οῦντᾰ -oûnta | |||||
| Vocative | -ῶν -ôn | -οῦσᾰ -oûsa | -οῦν -oûn | -οῦντε -oûnte | -ούσᾱ -oúsā | -οῦντε -oûnte | -οῦντες -oûntes | -οῦσαι -oûsai | -οῦντᾰ -oûnta | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| -ούντως -oúntōs | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Etymology 4
Contracted from *-άων (*-áōn), from -άω (-áō) + -ων (-ōn, “participial suffix”).
Alternative forms
- -ᾱ́ων (-ā́ōn) – Epic
- -ᾶν (-ân) – Aeolic, Doric
Suffix
-ῶν • (-ôn) m (feminine -ῶσᾰ, neuter -ῶν); first/third declension
- Present active participle of contracted verbs in -άω (-áō)
Declension
First and third declension of -ῶν; -ῶσᾰ; -ῶν (Attic)
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | -ῶν -ôn | -ῶσᾰ -ôsa | -ῶν -ôn | -ῶντε -ônte | -ώσᾱ -ṓsā | -ῶντε -ônte | -ῶντες -ôntes | -ῶσαι -ôsai | -ῶντᾰ -ônta | |||||
| Genitive | -ῶντος -ôntos | -ώσης -ṓsēs | -ῶντος -ôntos | -ώντοιν -ṓntoin | -ώσαιν -ṓsain | -ώντοιν -ṓntoin | -ώντων -ṓntōn | -ωσῶν -ōsôn | -ώντων -ṓntōn | |||||
| Dative | -ῶντῐ -ônti | -ώσῃ -ṓsēi | -ῶντῐ -ônti | -ώντοιν -ṓntoin | -ώσαιν -ṓsain | -ώντοιν -ṓntoin | -ῶσῐ / -ῶσῐν -ôsi(n) | -ώσαις -ṓsais | -ῶσῐ / -ῶσῐν -ôsi(n) | |||||
| Accusative | -ῶντᾰ -ônta | -ῶσᾰν -ôsan | -ῶν -ôn | -ῶντε -ônte | -ώσᾱ -ṓsā | -ῶντε -ônte | -ῶντᾰς -ôntas | -ώσᾱς -ṓsās | -ῶντᾰ -ônta | |||||
| Vocative | -ῶν -ôn | -ῶσᾰ -ôsa | -ῶν -ôn | -ῶντε -ônte | -ώσᾱ -ṓsā | -ῶντε -ônte | -ῶντες -ôntes | -ῶσαι -ôsai | -ῶντᾰ -ônta | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| -ώντως -ṓntōs | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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