-ου

See also: ου, -ού, οὐ, οὔ, οὖ, οὗ, Ȣ, ᴕ, Appendix:Variations of "ou", and Appendix:Variations of "oy"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

-οιο (-oio), -οο (-oo) – Epic
-ω (-ō) – Aeolic, Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-ohyo from the Proto-Indo-European thematic genitive Proto-Indo-European *-osyo.

Suffix

-ου • (-ou) (Attic, Ionic, Epic, Doric)

Genitive singular of second-declension nouns and adjectives
Masculine and neuter genitive singular of first- and second-declension adjectives

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