-αῖος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From -ιος (-ios) contracted with a preceding α.

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-αῖος • (-aîos) m (feminine -αίᾱ, neuter -αῖον); first/second declension

  1. Suffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of").

Inflection

First and second declension of -αῖος; -αίᾱ; -αῖον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -αῖος
-aîos 		-αίᾱ
-aíā 		-αῖον
-aîon 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αίᾱ
-aíā 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αῖοι
-aîoi 		-αῖαι
-aîai 		-αῖᾰ
-aîa
Genitive -αίου
-aíou 		-αίᾱς
-aíās 		-αίου
-aíou 		-αίοιν
-aíoin 		-αίαιν
-aíain 		-αίοιν
-aíoin 		-αίων
-aíōn 		-αίων
-aíōn 		-αίων
-aíōn
Dative -αίῳ
-aíōi 		-αίᾳ
-aíāi 		-αίῳ
-aíōi 		-αίοιν
-aíoin 		-αίαιν
-aíain 		-αίοιν
-aíoin 		-αίοις
-aíois 		-αίαις
-aíais 		-αίοις
-aíois
Accusative -αῖον
-aîon 		-αίᾱν
-aíān 		-αῖον
-aîon 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αίᾱ
-aíā 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αίους
-aíous 		-αίᾱς
-aíās 		-αῖᾰ
-aîa
Vocative -αῖε
-aîe 		-αίᾱ
-aíā 		-αῖον
-aîon 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αίᾱ
-aíā 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αῖοι
-aîoi 		-αῖαι
-aîai 		-αῖᾰ
-aîa
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-αίως
-aíōs 		-αιότερος
-aióteros 		-αιότᾰτος
-aiótatos
Notes:
First and second declension of -αῖος; -αίη; -αῖον (Epic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -αῖος
-aîos 		-αίη
-aíē 		-αῖον
-aîon 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αίᾱ
-aíā 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αῖοι
-aîoi 		-αῖαι
-aîai 		-αῖᾰ
-aîa
Genitive -αίου / -αιοῖο / -αίοιο / -αιόο / -αίοο
-aíou / -aioîo / -aíoio / -aióo / -aíoo 		-αίης
-aíēs 		-αίου / -αιοῖο / -αίοιο / -αιόο / -αίοο
-aíou / -aioîo / -aíoio / -aióo / -aíoo 		-αίοιῐν
-aíoiin 		-αίαιν / -αίαιῐν / -αίῃῐν
-aíai(i)n / -aíēiin 		-αίοιῐν
-aíoiin 		-αίων
-aíōn 		-αιᾱ́ων / -αιέ͜ων / -αιῶν
-aiā́ōn / -aié͜ōn / -aiôn 		-αίων
-aíōn
Dative -αίῳ
-aíōi 		-αίῃ
-aíēi 		-αίῳ
-aíōi 		-αίοιῐν
-aíoiin 		-αίαιν / -αίαιῐν / -αίῃῐν
-aíai(i)n / -aíēiin 		-αίοιῐν
-aíoiin 		-αίοισῐ / -αίοισῐν / -αίοις
-aíoisi(n) / -aíois 		-αίῃσῐ / -αίῃσῐν / -αίῃς / -αίαις
-aíēisi(n) / -aíēis / -aíais 		-αίοισῐ / -αίοισῐν / -αίοις
-aíoisi(n) / -aíois
Accusative -αῖον
-aîon 		-αίην
-aíēn 		-αῖον
-aîon 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αίᾱ
-aíā 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αίους
-aíous 		-αίᾱς
-aíās 		-αῖᾰ
-aîa
Vocative -αῖε
-aîe 		-αίη
-aíē 		-αῖον
-aîon 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αίᾱ
-aíā 		-αίω
-aíō 		-αῖοι
-aîoi 		-αῖαι
-aîai 		-αῖᾰ
-aîa
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-αίως
-aíōs 		-αιότερος
-aióteros 		-αιότᾰτος
-aiótatos
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -αῖος
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