ὄνειρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὄνειρον
• ὄνοιρος (Aeolic)

Etymology

Compare ὄναρ (onar). Cognate with Old Armenian անուրջ (anurǰ).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /óne͜eros/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /óniːros/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /óniros/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /óniros/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /óniɾos/

Noun

ὄνειρος (genitive ὀνείρου) m, second declension; (oneiros)

1. dream
2. anything which is dreamlike, unreal, fleeting

Inflection

The masculine and neuter forms are sometimes used together, as well as a neuter third declension pattern, and are thus cited here together.

Second declension of ὄνειρος, ὀνείρου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὄνειρος	ὀνείρω	ὄνειροι
Genitive	ὀνείρου	ὀνείροιν	ὀνείρων
Dative	ὀνείρῳ	ὀνείροιν	ὀνείροις
Accusative	ὄνειρον	ὀνείρω	ὀνείρους
Vocative	ὄνειρε	ὀνείρω	ὄνειροι

Second declension of ὄνειρον, ὀνείρου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὄνειρον	ὀνείρω	ὄνειρᾰ
Genitive	ὀνείρου	ὀνείροιν	ὀνείρων
Dative	ὀνείρῳ	ὀνείροιν	ὀνείροις
Accusative	ὄνειρον	ὀνείρω	ὄνειρᾰ
Vocative	ὄνειρον	ὀνείρω	ὄνειρᾰ

Third declension of ὄνειρα, ὀνείρατος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὄνειρα	ὀνείρατε	ὀνείρατᾰ
Genitive	ὀνείρατος	ὀνειράτοιν	ὀνειράτων
Dative	ὀνείρατῐ	ὀνειράτοιν	ὀνείρασῐ(ν)
Accusative	ὄνειρα	ὀνείρατε	ὀνείρατᾰ
Vocative	ὄνειρα	ὀνείρατε	ὀνείρατᾰ

Descendants

• English: oneirology, oneironaut

References

• LSJ