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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European -oh₂.
Suffix
-ω • (-ō)
- ending of the first-person singular thematic present
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ω • (-ō)
- forms adverbs from prepositions
Derived terms
Greek
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek -ω (-ō).
Suffix
-ω • (-o)
- ending of 1st person singular of active forms of verbs of the 1st Conjugation as well as other moods and tenses
- λύνω, δένω ― lýno, déno ― I untie, I tie
- passive form: -ομαι (-omai)
- see also -ώ for the 2nd Conjugation verbs
- ending of adverbs
- πάνω, κάτω ― páno, káto ― up, down
Etymology 2
From Byzantine Greek -ω (-ō) of feminine proper names, from the vocative of Slavic names taken as nominative, also applied to common feminine nouns.
Suffix
-ω • (-o)
- ending of colloquial hypocoristic feminine names
- Μάρω ― Máro ― hypocoristic of Maria
- ending of vernacular derogatory feminine nouns deriving from nouns
- κακίστρα > κακίστρω ― kakístra > kakístro ― spiteful, sinister woman
Further reading
- “-ω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998