-νος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -νός (-nós)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-nós.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nos/ → /nos/ → /nos/

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

Suffix

-νος • (-nos) m (feminine -νη, neuter -νον); first/second declension

1. Added to roots or words to form adjectives or nouns; often accented on ultima

Declension

First and second declension of -νος; -νη; -νον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-νος -nos	-νη -nē	-νον -non		-νω -nō	-νᾱ -nā	-νω -nō		-νοι -noi	-ναι -nai	-νᾰ -na
Genitive		-νου -nou	-νης -nēs	-νου -nou		-νοιν -noin	-ναιν -nain	-νοιν -noin		-νων -nōn	-νων -nōn	-νων -nōn
Dative		-νῳ -nōi	-νῃ -nēi	-νῳ -nōi		-νοιν -noin	-ναιν -nain	-νοιν -noin		-νοις -nois	-ναις -nais	-νοις -nois
Accusative		-νον -non	-νην -nēn	-νον -non		-νω -nō	-νᾱ -nā	-νω -nō		-νους -nous	-νᾱς -nās	-νᾰ -na
Vocative		-νε -ne	-νη -nē	-νον -non		-νω -nō	-νᾱ -nā	-νω -nō		-νοι -noi	-ναι -nai	-νᾰ -na
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		-νως -nōs				-νότερος -nóteros				-νότᾰτος -nótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -νος