οἶος

See also: οἷος

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *óywos, from Proto-Indo-European *óywos (“one, single”), compare *óynos.

Cognates include Old Latin oinos (Latin ūnus), Sanskrit एक (éka) and Old English ān (English one and an).

Pronunciation edit

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ôi̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈy.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.os/

Adjective edit

οἶος • (oîos) m (feminine οἴᾱ, neuter οἶον); first/second declension

only, single

Declension edit

First and second declension of οἶος; οἴᾱ; οἶον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	οἶος oîos	οἴᾱ oíā	οἶον oîon	οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō	οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîa
Genitive	οἴου oíou	οἴᾱς oíās	οἴου oíou	οἴοιν oíoin	οἴαιν oíain	οἴοιν oíoin	οἴων oíōn	οἴων oíōn	οἴων oíōn
Dative	οἴῳ oíōi	οἴᾳ oíāi	οἴῳ oíōi	οἴοιν oíoin	οἴαιν oíain	οἴοιν oíoin	οἴοις oíois	οἴαις oíais	οἴοις oíois
Accusative	οἶον oîon	οἴᾱν oíān	οἶον oîon	οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō	οἴους oíous	οἴᾱς oíās	οἶᾰ oîa
Vocative	οἶε oîe	οἴᾱ oíā	οἶον oîon	οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō	οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	οἴως oíōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of οἶος; οἴη; οἶον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	οἶος oîos	οἴη oíē	οἶον oîon	οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō	οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîa
Genitive	οἴου / οἰοῖο / οἴοιο / οἰόο / οἴοο oíou / oioîo / oíoio / oióo / oíoo	οἴης oíēs	οἴου / οἰοῖο / οἴοιο / οἰόο / οἴοο oíou / oioîo / oíoio / oióo / oíoo	οἴοιῐν oíoiin	οἴαιν / οἴαιῐν / οἴῃῐν oíai(i)n / oíēiin	οἴοιῐν oíoiin	οἴων oíōn	οἰᾱ́ων / οἰέ͜ων / οἰῶν oiā́ōn / oié͜ōn / oiôn	οἴων oíōn
Dative	οἴῳ oíōi	οἴῃ oíēi	οἴῳ oíōi	οἴοιῐν oíoiin	οἴαιν / οἴαιῐν / οἴῃῐν oíai(i)n / oíēiin	οἴοιῐν oíoiin	οἴοισῐ / οἴοισῐν / οἴοις oíoisi(n) / oíois	οἴῃσῐ / οἴῃσῐν / οἴῃς / οἴαις oíēisi(n) / oíēis / oíais	οἴοισῐ / οἴοισῐν / οἴοις oíoisi(n) / oíois
Accusative	οἶον oîon	οἴην oíēn	οἶον oîon	οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō	οἴους oíous	οἴᾱς oíās	οἶᾰ oîa
Vocative	οἶε oîe	οἴη oíē	οἶον oîon	οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō	οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	οἴως oíōs			—			—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References edit

“οἶος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“οἶος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“οἶος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
οἶος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
οἶος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“οἶος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- alone idem, page 25.
- desolate idem, page 216.
- lonely idem, page 498.
- only idem, page 574.
- single idem, page 777.
- single-handed idem, page 779.
- solitary idem, page 792.