-ων
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɔːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /on/
Etymology 1
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Suffix
-ων • (-ōn)
- Genitive plural of second- and third-declension nouns and adjectives not accented on the ultima
- Masculine and neuter genitive plural of first- and second-declension not accented on the ultima
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *-onts.
Suffix
-ων • (-ōn) m (feminine -ουσᾰ, neuter -ον); first/third declension
- Masculine singular of present, future, and second aorist active participles
Inflection
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | -ων -ōn |
-ουσᾰ -ousa |
-ον -on |
-οντε -onte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-οντε -onte |
-οντες -ontes |
-ουσαι -ousai |
-οντᾰ -onta | |||||
Genitive | -οντος -ontos |
-ούσης -oúsēs |
-οντος -ontos |
-όντοιν -óntoin |
-ούσαιν -oúsain |
-όντοιν -óntoin |
-όντων -óntōn |
-ουσῶν -ousôn |
-όντων -óntōn | |||||
Dative | -οντῐ -onti |
-ούσῃ -oúsēi |
-οντῐ -onti |
-όντοιν -óntoin |
-ούσαιν -oúsain |
-όντοιν -óntoin |
-ουσῐ / -ουσῐν -ousi(n) |
-ούσαις -oúsais |
-ουσῐ / -ουσῐν -ousi(n) | |||||
Accusative | -οντᾰ -onta |
-ουσᾰν -ousan |
-ον -on |
-οντε -onte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-οντε -onte |
-οντᾰς -ontas |
-ούσᾱς -oúsās |
-οντᾰ -onta | |||||
Vocative | -ων -ōn |
-ουσᾰ -ousa |
-ον -on |
-οντε -onte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-οντε -onte |
-οντες -ontes |
-ουσαι -ousai |
-οντᾰ -onta | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
-όντως -óntōs |
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Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | -ών -ṓn |
-οῦσᾰ -oûsa |
-όν -ón |
-όντε -ónte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-όντε -ónte |
-όντες -óntes |
-οῦσαι -oûsai |
-όντᾰ -ónta | |||||
Genitive | -όντος -óntos |
-ούσης -oúsēs |
-όντος -óntos |
-όντοιν -óntoin |
-ούσαιν -oúsain |
-όντοιν -óntoin |
-όντων -óntōn |
-ουσῶν -ousôn |
-όντων -óntōn | |||||
Dative | -όντῐ -ónti |
-ούσῃ -oúsēi |
-όντῐ -ónti |
-όντοιν -óntoin |
-ούσαιν -oúsain |
-όντοιν -óntoin |
-οῦσῐ / -οῦσῐν -oûsi(n) |
-ούσαις -oúsais |
-οῦσῐ / -οῦσῐν -oûsi(n) | |||||
Accusative | -όντᾰ -ónta |
-οῦσᾰν -oûsan |
-όν -ón |
-όντε -ónte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-όντε -ónte |
-όντᾰς -óntas |
-ούσᾱς -oúsās |
-όντᾰ -ónta | |||||
Vocative | -ών -ṓn |
-οῦσᾰ -oûsa |
-όν -ón |
-όντε -ónte |
-ούσᾱ -oúsā |
-όντε -ónte |
-όντες -óntes |
-οῦσαι -oûsai |
-όντᾰ -ónta | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
-όντως -óntōs |
— | — | ||||||||||||
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Etymology 3
From Proto-Indo-European *-yōs with contamination (see there).
Alternative forms
- -ῑ́ων (-ī́ōn)
Suffix
-ων • (-ōn) m or f (neuter -ον); third declension
- Added to adjective stems to form comparative forms
Inflection
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | -ων -ōn |
-ον -on |
-ονε -one |
-ονε -one |
-ονες -ones |
-ονᾰ -ona | ||||||||
Genitive | -ονος -onos |
-ονος -onos |
-ονοιν -onoin |
-ονοιν -onoin |
-ονων -onōn |
-ονων -onōn | ||||||||
Dative | -ονῐ -oni |
-ονῐ -oni |
-ονοιν -onoin |
-ονοιν -onoin |
-οσῐ / -οσῐν -osi(n) |
-οσῐ / -οσῐν -osi(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | -ονᾰ -ona |
-ον -on |
-ονε -one |
-ονε -one |
-ονᾰς -onas |
-ονᾰ -ona | ||||||||
Vocative | -ον -on |
-ον -on |
-ονε -one |
-ονε -one |
-ονες -ones |
-ονᾰ -ona | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
-ονως -onōs |
-ονέστερος -onésteros |
-ονέστᾰτος -onéstatos | ||||||||||||
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Etymology 4
From Proto-Indo-European *-Hō, dubbed "Hoffmann's suffix", meaning "one who possesses X".
Suffix
-ων • (-ōn) m (genitive -ωνος); third declension
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | -ων -ōn |
-ωνε -ōne |
-ωνες -ōnes | ||||||||||
Genitive | -ωνος -ōnos |
-ωνοιν -ōnoin |
-ωνων -ōnōn | ||||||||||
Dative | -ωνῐ -ōni |
-ωνοιν -ōnoin |
-ωσῐ / -ωσῐν -ōsi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | -ωνᾰ -ōna |
-ωνε -ōne |
-ωνᾰς -ōnas | ||||||||||
Vocative | -ων -ōn |
-ωνε -ōne |
-ωνες -ōnes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ων
Etymology 5
From Proto-Indo-European *-ō. It is sometimes referred to as the "Strabon suffix", after the personal name, which features it.
Suffix
-ων • (-ōn) m (genitive -ωνος or -ονος); third declension
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | -ων -ōn |
-ωνε -ōne |
-ωνες -ōnes | ||||||||||
Genitive | -ωνος -ōnos |
-ωνοιν -ōnoin |
-ωνων -ōnōn | ||||||||||
Dative | -ωνῐ -ōni |
-ωνοιν -ōnoin |
-ωσῐ / -ωσῐν -ōsi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | -ωνᾰ -ōna |
-ωνε -ōne |
-ωνᾰς -ōnas | ||||||||||
Vocative | -ων -ōn |
-ωνε -ōne |
-ωνες -ōnes | ||||||||||
Notes: |
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | -ων -ōn |
-ονε -one |
-ονες -ones | ||||||||||
Genitive | -ονος -onos |
-ονοιν -onoin |
-ονων -onōn | ||||||||||
Dative | -ονῐ -oni |
-ονοιν -onoin |
-οσῐ / -οσῐν -osi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | -ονᾰ -ona |
-ονε -one |
-ονᾰς -onas | ||||||||||
Vocative | -ον -on |
-ονε -one |
-ονες -ones | ||||||||||
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