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οὗ

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Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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PIE word
*swé

Accusative () apparently from Proto-Hellenic *hwe = ϝέ, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun).

Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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οὗ (hoû)

  1. of him, her, it
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 15.165:
      ... ἐπεί ἑό [or εὑ] φημι βίῃ πολὺ φέρτερος εἶναι
      καὶ γενεῇ πρότερος
      ... epeí heó [or heu] phēmi bíēi polù phérteros eînai
      kaì geneêi próteros
      For I avow to be far better than him in might,
      and the elder in birth.
Usage notes
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For dual and plural forms, see σφωέ (sphōé) and σφεῖς (spheîs).

Inflection
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Derived terms
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  • ὅς (hós), ἑός (heós, third singular possessive adjective)
Descendants
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  • Tsakonian: νι (ni), σι (si)

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References

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Etymology 2

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See ὅς (hós).

Pronoun

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οὗ (hoû)

  1. masculine genitive singular of ὅς (hós)
  2. neuter genitive singular of ὅς (hós)

Adverb

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οὗ (hoû) (relative adverb)

  1. where, when
    • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 486:
      οὗ Σπερχειὸς ἄρδει πεδίον εὐμενεῖ ποτῷ
      hoû Sperkheiòs árdei pedíon eumeneî potôi
      where the Sphercheus waters the plain with kindly stream.
    • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 486:
      νῦν γὰρ δὴ ἐξ οὗ ἐγένοντο Ἀθηναῖοι ἐς κίνδυνον ἥκουσι
      nûn gàr dḕ ex hoû egénonto Athēnaîoi es kíndunon hḗkousi
      now indeed since when the athenians were born they get to an enormous danger
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Etymology 3

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From ὅς (hós, his).

Adjective

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οὗ (hoû)

  1. masculine genitive singular of ὅς (hós)
  2. neuter genitive singular of ὅς (hós)

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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οὗ (hoû)

  1. second-person singular aorist middle imperative of ἵημι (híēmi)

References

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