-νος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

-νός (-nós)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-nós.

Pronunciation

(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

Added to roots or words to forms 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
Derived forms	-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

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