See also: ποιος and ποιός

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kʷos +‎ -ῐος (-ios, adjective suffix). Compare the indefinite form ποιός (poiós).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ποῖος (poîosm (feminine ποίᾱ, neuter ποῖον); first/second declension

  1. (interrogative adjective) of what kind?, of what nature?, which?, what?

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ποιος (poios)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ποῖος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1218

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