οὔκουν

See also: οὐκοῦν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• οὔκων (oúkōn) — Ionic

Etymology

οὐκ (ouk) +‎ οὖν (oûn)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ǔː.kuːn/ → /ˈu.kun/ → /ˈu.kun/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǔː.kuːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈu.kun/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈu.kun/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈu.kun/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈu.kun/

Adverb

οὔκουν • (oúkoun)

1. certainly not

Further reading

• οὔκουν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “οὔκουν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • prick idem, page 640.