ὀλοός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀλοιός (oloiós), ὀλώιος (olṓios), οὐλοός (ouloós)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- (“destroy”), the same root of ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “to destroy”). Traditionally explained as *ὀλοϝός (*olowós) with vowel assimilation.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.lo.ós/ → /o.loˈos/ → /o.loˈos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.lo.ós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.loˈos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.loˈos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.loˈos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.loˈos/

Adjective

ὀλοός • (oloós) m (feminine ὀλοή, neuter ὀλοόν); first/second declension

1. destructive, deadly, fatal
2. sinister, ominous

Inflection

First and second declension of ὀλοός; ὀλοή; ὀλοόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὀλοός oloós	ὀλοή oloḗ	ὀλοόν oloón		ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ		ὀλοοί olooí	ὀλοαί oloaí	ὀλοᾰ́ oloá
Genitive		ὀλοοῦ olooû	ὀλοῆς oloês	ὀλοοῦ olooû		ὀλοοῖν olooîn	ὀλοαῖν oloaîn	ὀλοοῖν olooîn		ὀλοῶν oloôn	ὀλοῶν oloôn	ὀλοῶν oloôn
Dative		ὀλοῷ oloôi	ὀλοῇ oloêi	ὀλοῷ oloôi		ὀλοοῖν olooîn	ὀλοαῖν oloaîn	ὀλοοῖν olooîn		ὀλοοῖς olooîs	ὀλοαῖς oloaîs	ὀλοοῖς olooîs
Accusative		ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοήν oloḗn	ὀλοόν oloón		ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ		ὀλοούς olooús	ὀλοᾱ́ς oloā́s	ὀλοᾰ́ oloá
Vocative		ὀλοέ oloé	ὀλοή oloḗ	ὀλοόν oloón		ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ		ὀλοοί olooí	ὀλοαί oloaí	ὀλοᾰ́ oloá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὀλοῶς oloôs				ὀλοώτερος oloṓteros				ὀλοώτᾰτος oloṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ὀλοός; ὀλοή; ὀλοόν (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὀλοός oloós	ὀλοή oloḗ	ὀλοόν oloón		ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ		ὀλοοί olooí	ὀλοαί oloaí	ὀλοᾰ́ oloá
Genitive		ὀλοοῦ / ὀλοοῖο / ὀλοόο olooû / olooîo / oloóo	ὀλοῆς oloês	ὀλοοῦ / ὀλοοῖο / ὀλοόο olooû / olooîo / oloóo		ὀλοοῖῐν olooîin	ὀλοαῖν / ὀλοαῖῐν / ὀλοῇῐν oloaî(i)n / oloêiin	ὀλοοῖῐν olooîin		ὀλοῶν oloôn	ὀλοᾱ́ων / ὀλοέ͜ων / ὀλοῶν oloā́ōn / oloé͜ōn / oloôn	ὀλοῶν oloôn
Dative		ὀλοῷ oloôi	ὀλοῇ oloêi	ὀλοῷ oloôi		ὀλοοῖῐν olooîin	ὀλοαῖν / ὀλοαῖῐν / ὀλοῇῐν oloaî(i)n / oloêiin	ὀλοοῖῐν olooîin		ὀλοοῖσῐ / ὀλοοῖσῐν / ὀλοοῖς olooîsi(n) / olooîs	ὀλοῇσῐ / ὀλοῇσῐν / ὀλοῇς / ὀλοαῖς oloêisi(n) / oloêis / oloaîs	ὀλοοῖσῐ / ὀλοοῖσῐν / ὀλοοῖς olooîsi(n) / olooîs
Accusative		ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοήν oloḗn	ὀλοόν oloón		ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ		ὀλοούς olooús	ὀλοᾱ́ς oloā́s	ὀλοᾰ́ oloá
Vocative		ὀλοέ oloé	ὀλοή oloḗ	ὀλοόν oloón		ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ		ὀλοοί olooí	ὀλοαί oloaí	ὀλοᾰ́ oloá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὀλοῶς oloôs				ὀλοώτερος oloṓteros				ὀλοώτᾰτος oloṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• ὀλοόφρων (oloóphrōn)

References

• “ὀλοός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὀλοός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ὀλοός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN