-ώδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄζω (ózō, “smell”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̌ː.dɛːs/ → /ˈo.ðis/ → /ˈo.ðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔ̌ː.dɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈo.de̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ðis/

Suffix

-ώδης • (-ṓdēs) m or f (neuter -ῶδες); third declension

1. Adjective-forming suffix: smelling of
2. (by generalization) adjective-forming suffix: full of, like

Declension

Third declension of -ώδης; -ῶδες (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-ώδης -ṓdēs	-ῶδες -ôdes		-ώδει -ṓdei	-ώδει -ṓdei		-ώδεις -ṓdeis	-ώδη -ṓdē
Genitive		-ώδους -ṓdous	-ώδους -ṓdous		-ώδοιν -ṓdoin	-ώδοιν -ṓdoin		-ώδων -ṓdōn	-ώδων -ṓdōn
Dative		-ώδει -ṓdei	-ώδει -ṓdei		-ώδοιν -ṓdoin	-ώδοιν -ṓdoin		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν -ṓdesi(n)	-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν -ṓdesi(n)
Accusative		-ώδη -ṓdē	-ῶδες -ôdes		-ώδει -ṓdei	-ώδει -ṓdei		-ώδεις -ṓdeis	-ώδη -ṓdē
Vocative		-ῶδες -ôdes	-ῶδες -ôdes		-ώδει -ṓdei	-ώδει -ṓdei		-ώδεις -ṓdeis	-ώδη -ṓdē
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		-ώδως -ṓdōs			-ωδέστερος -ōdésteros			-ωδέστᾰτος -ōdéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of -ώδης; -ῶδες (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-ώδης -ṓdēs	-ῶδες -ôdes		-ώδει / -ώδεε -ṓdei / -ṓdee	-ώδει / -ώδεε -ṓdei / -ṓdee		-ώδεις / -ώδεες -ṓdeis / -ṓdees	-ώδεᾰ -ṓdea
Genitive		-ώδεος / -ώδευς -ṓdeos / -ṓdeus	-ώδεος / -ώδευς -ṓdeos / -ṓdeus		-ώδοιν -ṓdoin	-ώδοιν -ṓdoin		-ωδέων -ōdéōn	-ωδέων -ōdéōn
Dative		-ώδει / -ώδεῐ̈ -ṓdei / -ṓdeï	-ώδει / -ώδεῐ̈ -ṓdei / -ṓdeï		-ώδοιν -ṓdoin	-ώδοιν -ṓdoin		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν -ṓdesi(n)	-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν -ṓdesi(n)
Accusative		-ώδεᾰ -ṓdea	-ῶδες -ôdes		-ώδει / -ώδεε -ṓdei / -ṓdee	-ώδει / -ώδεε -ṓdei / -ṓdee		-ώδεᾰς -ṓdeas	-ώδεᾰ -ṓdea
Vocative		-ῶδες -ôdes	-ῶδες -ôdes		-ώδει / -ώδεε -ṓdei / -ṓdee	-ώδει / -ώδεε -ṓdei / -ṓdee		-ώδεις / -ώδεες -ṓdeis / -ṓdees	-ώδεᾰ -ṓdea
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		-ωδέως -ōdéōs			-ωδέστερος -ōdésteros			-ωδέστᾰτος -ōdéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ώδης

See also

• -ειδής (-eidḗs)

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 833