-ώς

See also: ως, -ως, ὡς, and ὥς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-wōs.

Suffix

-ώς • (-ṓs) m (feminine -υῖᾰ, neuter -ός); first/third declension

1. perfect active participle ending

   ‎τέθηκ- (téthēk-, perfect stem of τίθημι (títhēmi)) + ‎-ώς (-ṓs) → ‎τεθηκώς (tethēkṓs)

   ‎λέλυκ- (léluk-, perfect stem of λύω (lúō)) + ‎-ώς (-ṓs) → ‎λελυκώς (lelukṓs)

   ‎γέγραφ- (gégraph-, perfect stem of γράφω (gráphō)) + ‎-ώς (-ṓs) → ‎γεγραφώς (gegraphṓs)

   ‎εἴληφ- (eílēph-, perfect stem of λαμβάνω (lambánō)) + ‎-ώς (-ṓs) → ‎εἰληφώς (eilēphṓs)

Inflection

First and third declension of -ώς; -υῖᾰ; -ός (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-ώς -ṓs	-υῖᾰ -uîă	-ός -ós		-ότε -óte	-υίᾱ -uíā	-ότε -óte		-ότες -ótes	-υῖαι -uîai	-ότᾰ -ótă
Genitive		-ότος -ótos	-υίᾱς -uíās	-ότος -ótos		-ότοιν -ótoin	-υίαιν -uíain	-ότοιν -ótoin		-ότων -ótōn	-υιῶν -uiôn	-ότων -ótōn
Dative		-ότῐ -ótĭ	-υίᾳ -uíāi	-ότῐ -ótĭ		-ότοιν -ótoin	-υίαιν -uíain	-ότοιν -ótoin		-όσῐ / -όσῐν -ósĭ(n)	-υίαις -uíais	-όσῐ / -όσῐν -ósĭ(n)
Accusative		-ότᾰ -ótă	-υῖᾰν -uîăn	-ός -ós		-ότε -óte	-υίᾱ -uíā	-ότε -óte		-ότᾰς -ótăs	-υίᾱς -uíās	-ότᾰ -ótă
Vocative		-ώς -ṓs	-υῖᾰ -uîă	-ός -ós		-ότε -óte	-υίᾱ -uíā	-ότε -óte		-ότες -ótes	-υῖαι -uîai	-ότᾰ -ótă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		-ότως -ótōs				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.