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Greek
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs).
Noun
ους • (ous) n
- (formal) ear
Usage notes
The usual term is αυτί (aftí).
Declension
Declension of ους
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ους (ous)
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ώτα (óta)
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ωτός (otós)
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ώτων (óton)
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ους (ous)
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ώτα (óta)
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ους (ous)
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ώτα (óta)
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Etymology 2
Monotonic spelling of ancient pronoun form οὕς (hoús, “them”).
Pronoun
ους • (ous)
- (monotonic spelling of) οὕς (hoús, “them”) accusative masculine plural of ὅς (hós)
Usage notes
In phrase: Οὕς ὁ Θεός συνέζευξεν, ἄνθρωπος μή χωριζέτω (Hoús ho Theós sunézeuxen, ánthrōpos mḗ khōrizétō, “what God has joined together, let not man separate”) (Matthew 19.5)