δμώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δμῳός (dmōiós), δμῶος (dmôos)

Etymology

From the root of δᾰμᾰ́ζω (damázō, “to tame”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dmɔ̌ːs/ → /ðmos/ → /ðmos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dmɔ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dmos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðmos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðmos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðmos/

Noun

δμώς • (dmṓs) m (genitive δμωός); third declension

1. slave taken in war
2. (by extension) slave (in general)

Usage notes

Mostly used in plural.

Declension

Third declension of ὁ δμώς; τοῦ δμωός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ δμώς ho dmṓs	τὼ δμῶε tṑ dmôe	οἱ δμῶες hoi dmôes
Genitive	τοῦ δμωός toû dmōós	τοῖν δμώοιν toîn dmṓoin	τῶν δμώων tôn dmṓōn
Dative	τῷ δμῷ / δμῶῐ̈ tôi dmôi / dmôï	τοῖν δμώοιν toîn dmṓoin	τοῖς δμωσῐ́ / δμωσῐ́ν toîs dmōsí(n)
Accusative	τὸν δμῶ / δμῶᾰ tòn dmô / dmôa	τὼ δμῶε tṑ dmôe	τοὺς δμῶᾰς toùs dmôas
Vocative	δμώς dmṓs	δμῶε dmôe	δμῶες dmôes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of δμώς; δμωός (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δμώς dmṓs	δμῶε dmôe	δμῶες dmôes
Genitive	δμωός dmōós	δμώοιῐν dmṓoiin	δμώων dmṓōn
Dative	δμῷ / δμῶῐ̈ dmôi / dmôï	δμώοιῐν dmṓoiin	δμωσῐ́ / δμωσῐ́ν / δμώεσσῐ / δμώεσσῐν / δμώεσῐ / δμώεσῐν dmōsí(n) / dmṓessi(n) / dmṓesi(n)
Accusative	δμῶ / δμῶᾰ dmô / dmôa	δμῶε dmôe	δμῶᾰς dmôas
Vocative	δμώς dmṓs	δμῶε dmôe	δμῶες dmôes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Coordinate terms

• δμῳή (dmōiḗ)

Further reading

• “δμώς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press