-όω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From a potential Proto-Indo-European *-oyéti.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ó.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈo.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈo.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈo.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈo.o/
Suffix
-όω • (-óō)
- Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Usage notes
Attic factitives, in Homer, are split into instrumental denominals and factitive deadjectivals.[1]
Conjugation
Present: -ῶ, -οῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | -ῶ | -οῖς | -οῖ | -οῦτον | -οῦτον | -οῦμεν | -οῦτε | -οῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | -ῶ | -οῖς | -οῖ | -ῶτον | -ῶτον | -ῶμεν | -ῶτε | -ῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | -οίην / -οῖμῐ | -οίης / -οῖς | -οίη / -οῖ | -οῖτον / -οίητον | -οίτην / -οιήτην | -οῖμεν / -οίημεν | -οῖτε / -οίητε | -οῖεν / -οίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | -ου | -ούτω | -οῦτον | -ούτων | -οῦτε | -ούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | -οῦμαι | -οῖ | -οῦται | -οῦσθον | -οῦσθον | -ούμεθᾰ | -οῦσθε | -οῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | -ῶμαι | -οῖ | -ῶται | -ῶσθον | -ῶσθον | -ώμεθᾰ | -ῶσθε | -ῶνται | |||||
| optative | -οίμην | -οῖο | -οῖτο | -οῖσθον | -οίσθην | -οίμεθᾰ | -οῖσθε | -οῖντο | |||||
| imperative | -οῦ | -ούσθω | -οῦσθον | -ούσθων | -οῦσθε | -ούσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | -οῦν | -οῦσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | -ῶν | -ούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | -οῦσᾰ | -ουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | -οῦν | -ούμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: -ουν, -ούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | -ουν | -ους | -ου | -οῦτον | -ούτην | -οῦμεν | -οῦτε | -ουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | -ούμην | -οῦ | -οῦτο | -οῦσθον | -ούσθην | -ούμεθᾰ | -οῦσθε | -οῦντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: -ώσω, -ώσομαι, -ωθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | -ώσω | -ώσεις | -ώσει | -ώσετον | -ώσετον | -ώσομεν | -ώσετε | -ώσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | -ώσοιμῐ | -ώσοις | -ώσοι | -ώσοιτον | -ωσοίτην | -ώσοιμεν | -ώσοιτε | -ώσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | -ώσομαι | -ώσῃ / -ώσει | -ώσεται | -ώσεσθον | -ώσεσθον | -ωσόμεθᾰ | -ώσεσθε | -ώσονται | ||||
| optative | -ωσοίμην | -ώσοιο | -ώσοιτο | -ώσοισθον | -ωσοίσθην | -ωσοίμεθᾰ | -ώσοισθε | -ώσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | -ωθήσομαι | -ωθήσῃ | -ωθήσεται | -ωθήσεσθον | -ωθήσεσθον | -ωθησόμεθᾰ | -ωθήσεσθε | -ωθήσονται | ||||
| optative | -ωθησοίμην | -ωθήσοιο | -ωθήσοιτο | -ωθήσοισθον | -ωθησοίσθην | -ωθησοίμεθᾰ | -ωθήσοισθε | -ωθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | -ώσειν | -ώσεσθαι | -ωθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | -ώσων | -ωσόμενος | -ωθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | -ώσουσᾰ | -ωσομένη | -ωθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | -ῶσον | -ωσόμενον | -ωθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: -ωσᾰ, -ωσᾰ́μην, -ώθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | -ωσᾰ | -ωσᾰς | -ωσε(ν) | -ώσᾰτον | -ωσᾰ́την | -ώσᾰμεν | -ώσᾰτε | -ωσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | -ώσω | -ώσῃς | -ώσῃ | -ώσητον | -ώσητον | -ώσωμεν | -ώσητε | -ώσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | -ώσαιμῐ | -ώσειᾰς / -ώσαις | -ώσειε(ν) / -ώσαι | -ώσαιτον | -ωσαίτην | -ώσαιμεν | -ώσαιτε | -ώσειᾰν / -ώσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | -ωσον | -ωσᾰ́τω | -ώσᾰτον | -ωσᾰ́των | -ώσᾰτε | -ωσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | -ωσᾰ́μην | -ώσω | -ώσᾰτο | -ώσᾰσθον | -ωσᾰ́σθην | -ωσᾰ́μεθᾰ | -ώσᾰσθε | -ώσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | -ώσωμαι | -ώσῃ | -ώσηται | -ώσησθον | -ώσησθον | -ωσώμεθᾰ | -ώσησθε | -ώσωνται | |||||
| optative | -ωσαίμην | -ώσαιο | -ώσαιτο | -ώσαισθον | -ωσαίσθην | -ωσαίμεθᾰ | -ώσαισθε | -ώσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | -ωσαι | -ωσᾰ́σθω | -ώσᾰσθον | -ωσᾰ́σθων | -ώσᾰσθε | -ωσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | -ώθην | -ώθης | -ώθη | -ώθητον | -ωθήτην | -ώθημεν | -ώθητε | -ώθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | -ωθῶ | -ωθῇς | -ωθῇ | -ωθῆτον | -ωθῆτον | -ωθῶμεν | -ωθῆτε | -ωθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | -ωθείην | -ωθείης | -ωθείη | -ωθεῖτον / -ωθείητον | -ωθείτην / -ωθειήτην | -ωθεῖμεν / -ωθείημεν | -ωθεῖτε / -ωθείητε | -ωθεῖεν / -ωθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | -ώθητῐ | -ωθήτω | -ώθητον | -ωθήτων | -ώθητε | -ωθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | -ῶσαι | -ώσᾰσθαι | -ωθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | -ώσᾱς | -ωσᾰ́μενος | -ωθείς | |||||||||
| f | -ώσᾱσᾰ | -ωσᾰμένη | -ωθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | -ῶσᾰν | -ωσᾰ́μενον | -ωθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: -ωκᾰ, -ωμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | -ωκᾰ | -ωκᾰς | -ωκε(ν) | -ώκᾰτον | -ώκᾰτον | -ώκᾰμεν | -ώκᾰτε | -ώκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | -ώκω | -ώκῃς | -ώκῃ | -ώκητον | -ώκητον | -ώκωμεν | -ώκητε | -ώκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | -ώκοιμῐ / -ωκοίην | -ώκοις / -ωκοίης | -ώκοι / -ωκοίη | -ώκοιτον | -ωκοίτην | -ώκοιμεν | -ώκοιτε | -ώκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | -ωκε | -ωκέτω | -ώκετον | -ωκέτων | -ώκετε | -ωκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | -ωμαι | -ωσαι | -ωται | -ωσθον | -ωσθον | -ώμεθᾰ | -ωσθε | -ωνται | ||||
| subjunctive | -ωμένος ὦ | -ωμένος ᾖς | -ωμένος ᾖ | -ωμένω ἦτον | -ωμένω ἦτον | -ωμένοι ὦμεν | -ωμένοι ἦτε | -ωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | -ωμένος εἴην | -ωμένος εἴης | -ωμένος εἴη | -ωμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | -ωμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | -ωμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | -ωμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | -ωμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | -ωσο | -ώσθω | -ωσθον | -ώσθων | -ωσθε | -ώσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | -ωκέναι | -ῶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | -ωκώς | -ωμένος | ||||||||||
| f | -ωκυῖᾰ | -ωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | -ωκός | -ωμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: -ώκειν / -ώκη, -ώμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | -ώκειν / -ώκη | -ώκεις / -ώκης | -ώκει(ν) | -ώκετον | -ωκέτην | -ώκεμεν | -ώκετε | -ώκεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | -ώμην | -ωσο | -ωτο | -ωσθον | -ώσθην | -ώμεθᾰ | -ωσθε | -ωντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -όω
Related terms
References
- Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 866.3