-ῶν

See also: ὤν, -ων, and -ών

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From earlier -άων (-áōn) from -η (-ē) (and alternative forms) plus genitive plural suffix -ων (-ōn).

Suffix

-ῶν • (-ôn)

1. Genitive plural of first-declension nouns
2. Feminine genitive plural of first- and second-declension adjectives
3. Feminine genitive plural of first- and third-declension adjectives

Etymology 2

See -ων (-ōn).

Suffix

-ῶν • (-ôn)

1. Masculine and neuter genitive plural of second-declension nouns accented on the ultima
2. Masculine and neuter genitive plural of first- and second-declension adjectives accented on the ultima

Etymology 3

Contracted from *-έων (*-éōn) or *-όων (*-óōn), from -έω (-éō) or -όω (-óō) + -ων (-ōn, “participial suffix”).

Alternative forms

• -έων (-éōn) — Epic, Ionic

Suffix

-ῶν • (-ôn) m (feminine -οῦσᾰ, neuter -οῦν); first/third declension

1. Present active participle of contracted verbs in -όω (-óō) and -έω (-éō)
2. Future active participle of verbs with Attic contracted futures in -έω (-éō)

Declension

First and third declension of -ῶν; -οῦσᾰ; -οῦν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-ῶν -ôn	-οῦσᾰ -oûsa	-οῦν -oûn		-οῦντε -oûnte	-ούσᾱ -oúsā	-οῦντε -oûnte		-οῦντες -oûntes	-οῦσαι -oûsai	-οῦντᾰ -oûnta
Genitive		-οῦντος -oûntos	-ούσης -oúsēs	-οῦντος -oûntos		-ούντοιν -oúntoin	-ούσαιν -oúsain	-ούντοιν -oúntoin		-ούντων -oúntōn	-ουσῶν -ousôn	-ούντων -oúntōn
Dative		-οῦντῐ -oûnti	-ούσῃ -oúsēi	-οῦντῐ -oûnti		-ούντοιν -oúntoin	-ούσαιν -oúsain	-ούντοιν -oúntoin		-οῦσῐ / -οῦσῐν -oûsi(n)	-ούσαις -oúsais	-οῦσῐ / -οῦσῐν -oûsi(n)
Accusative		-οῦντᾰ -oûnta	-οῦσᾰν -oûsan	-οῦν -oûn		-οῦντε -oûnte	-ούσᾱ -oúsā	-οῦντε -oûnte		-οῦντᾰς -oûntas	-ούσᾱς -oúsās	-οῦντᾰ -oûnta
Vocative		-ῶν -ôn	-οῦσᾰ -oûsa	-οῦν -oûn		-οῦντε -oûnte	-ούσᾱ -oúsā	-οῦντε -oûnte		-οῦντες -oûntes	-οῦσαι -oûsai	-οῦντᾰ -oûnta
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		-ούντως -oúntōs				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 4

Contracted from *-άων (*-áōn), from -άω (-áō) + -ων (-ōn, “participial suffix”).

Alternative forms

• -ᾱ́ων (-ā́ōn) — Epic
• -ᾶν (-ân) — Aeolic, Doric

Suffix

-ῶν • (-ôn) m (feminine -ῶσᾰ, neuter -ῶν); first/third declension

1. Present active participle of contracted verbs in -άω (-áō)

Declension

First and third declension of -ῶν; -ῶσᾰ; -ῶν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		-ῶν -ôn	-ῶσᾰ -ôsa	-ῶν -ôn		-ῶντε -ônte	-ώσᾱ -ṓsā	-ῶντε -ônte		-ῶντες -ôntes	-ῶσαι -ôsai	-ῶντᾰ -ônta
Genitive		-ῶντος -ôntos	-ώσης -ṓsēs	-ῶντος -ôntos		-ώντοιν -ṓntoin	-ώσαιν -ṓsain	-ώντοιν -ṓntoin		-ώντων -ṓntōn	-ωσῶν -ōsôn	-ώντων -ṓntōn
Dative		-ῶντῐ -ônti	-ώσῃ -ṓsēi	-ῶντῐ -ônti		-ώντοιν -ṓntoin	-ώσαιν -ṓsain	-ώντοιν -ṓntoin		-ῶσῐ / -ῶσῐν -ôsi(n)	-ώσαις -ṓsais	-ῶσῐ / -ῶσῐν -ôsi(n)
Accusative		-ῶντᾰ -ônta	-ῶσᾰν -ôsan	-ῶν -ôn		-ῶντε -ônte	-ώσᾱ -ṓsā	-ῶντε -ônte		-ῶντᾰς -ôntas	-ώσᾱς -ṓsās	-ῶντᾰ -ônta
Vocative		-ῶν -ôn	-ῶσᾰ -ôsa	-ῶν -ôn		-ῶντε -ônte	-ώσᾱ -ṓsā	-ῶντε -ônte		-ῶντες -ôntes	-ῶσαι -ôsai	-ῶντᾰ -ônta
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		-ώντως -ṓntōs				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.