οἶμος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• οἷμος (hoîmos)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-.

Noun

οἶμος • (oîmos) m (genitive οἴμου); second declension

1. way, road, path
2. stripe; strip of land
3. (figurative) the course or strain of a song

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ οἶμος; τοῦ οἴμου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ οἶμος ho oîmos	τὼ οἴμω tṑ oímō	οἱ οἶμοι hoi oîmoi
Genitive	τοῦ οἴμου toû oímou	τοῖν οἴμοιν toîn oímoin	τῶν οἴμων tôn oímōn
Dative	τῷ οἴμῳ tôi oímōi	τοῖν οἴμοιν toîn oímoin	τοῖς οἴμοις toîs oímois
Accusative	τὸν οἶμον tòn oîmon	τὼ οἴμω tṑ oímō	τοὺς οἴμους toùs oímous
Vocative	οἶμε oîme	οἴμω oímō	οἶμοι oîmoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• παροίμιον (paroímion)
• προοίμῐον (prooímion)
• συνοίμῐον (sunoímion)

Further reading

• Tufts Perseus service, citing Liddell & Scott.