οἶος

See also: οἰός, οἷος, and ὄϊος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *óywos, from Proto-Indo-European *óywos (“one, single”), compare *óynos.

Cognates include Old Latin oinos (Latin ūnus), Sanskrit एक (éka) and Old English ān (English one and an).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ôi̯.os/ → /ˈy.os/ → /ˈi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ôi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈy.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.os/

Adjective

οἶος • (oîos) m (feminine οἴᾱ, neuter οἶον); first/second declension

1. only; single

Declension

First and second declension of οἶος; οἴᾱ; οἶον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		οἶος oîos	οἴᾱ oíā	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîă
Genitive		οἴου oíou	οἴᾱς oíās	οἴου oíou		οἴοιν oíoin	οἴαιν oíain	οἴοιν oíoin		οἴων oíōn	οἴων oíōn	οἴων oíōn
Dative		οἴῳ oíōi	οἴᾳ oíāi	οἴῳ oíōi		οἴοιν oíoin	οἴαιν oíain	οἴοιν oíoin		οἴοις oíois	οἴαις oíais	οἴοις oíois
Accusative		οἶον oîon	οἴᾱν oíān	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἴους oíous	οἴᾱς oíās	οἶᾰ oîă
Vocative		οἶε oîe	οἴᾱ oíā	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		οἴως οἶον oíōs oîon				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of οἶος; οἴη; οἶον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		οἶος oîos	οἴη oíē	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîă
Genitive		οἴοιο οἴοο οἴου oíoio oíoo oíou	οἴης oíēs	οἴοιο οἴοο οἴου oíoio oíoo oíou		οἴοιῐ̈ν oíoiĭ̈n	οἴαιῐ̈ν oíaiĭ̈n	οἴοιῐ̈ν oíoiĭ̈n		οἴων oíōn	οἰᾱ́ων οἰέων οἰῶν oiā́ōn oiéōn oiôn	οἴων oíōn
Dative		οἴῳ oíōi	οἴῃ oíēi	οἴῳ oíōi		οἴοιῐ̈ν oíoiĭ̈n	οἴαιῐ̈ν oíaiĭ̈n	οἴοιῐ̈ν oíoiĭ̈n		οἴοισῐ οἴοισῐν οἴοις oíoisĭ(n) oíois	οἴῃσῐ οἴῃσῐν οἴῃς οἴαις oíēisĭ(n) oíēis oíais	οἴοισῐ οἴοισῐν οἴοις oíoisĭ(n) oíois
Accusative		οἶον oîon	οἴην oíēn	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἴους oíous	οἴᾱς oíās	οἶᾰ oîă
Vocative		οἶε oîe	οἴη oíē	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		οἴως οἶον oíōs oîon				—				—
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of οἶος; οἴη; οἶον (Ionic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		οἶος oîos	οἴη oíē	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîă
Genitive		οἴου oíou	οἴης oíēs	οἴου oíou		οἴοιν oíoin	οἴαιν oíain	οἴοιν oíoin		οἴων oíōn	οἰέων οἰῶν oiéōn oiôn	οἴων oíōn
Dative		οἴῳ oíōi	οἴῃ oíēi	οἴῳ oíōi		οἴοιν oíoin	οἴαιν oíain	οἴοιν oíoin		οἴοισῐ οἴοισῐν oíoisĭ(n)	οἴῃσῐ οἴῃσῐν oíēisĭ(n)	οἴοισῐ οἴοισῐν oíoisĭ(n)
Accusative		οἶον oîon	οἴην oíēn	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἴους oíous	οἴᾱς oíās	οἶᾰ oîă
Vocative		οἶε oîe	οἴη oíē	οἶον oîon		οἴω oíō	οἴᾱ oíā	οἴω oíō		οἶοι oîoi	οἶαι oîai	οἶᾰ oîă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		οἴως οἶον oíōs oîon				—				—
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

See also

• εἷς (heîs)

References

• “οἶος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “οἶος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “οἶος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• οἶος in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• οἶος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “οἶος”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • alone idem, page 25.
  • desolate idem, page 216.
  • lonely idem, page 498.
  • only idem, page 574.
  • single idem, page 777.
  • single-handed idem, page 779.
  • solitary idem, page 792.