-ώδης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄζω (ózō, “smell”). For the generalized sense compare the semantic evolution in Latin -osus, Old Armenian -ոտ (-ot).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-ώδης • (-ṓdēs) m or f (neuter -ῶδες); third declension

  1. Adjective-forming suffix: smelling of
  2. (by generalization) adjective-forming suffix: full of, like

Declension

Third declension of -ώδης; -ῶδες (contracted, Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ώδης
-ṓdēs 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδεις
-ṓdeis 		-ώδη
-ṓdē
Genitive -ώδους
-ṓdous 		-ώδους
-ṓdous 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδων
-ṓdōn 		-ώδων
-ṓdōn
Dative -ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν
-ṓdesi(n) 		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν
-ṓdesi(n)
Accusative -ώδη
-ṓdē 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδεις
-ṓdeis 		-ώδη
-ṓdē
Vocative -ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδει
-ṓdei 		-ώδεις
-ṓdeis 		-ώδη
-ṓdē
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-ώδως
-ṓdōs 		-ωδέστερος
-ōdésteros 		-ωδέστᾰτος
-ōdéstatos
Notes:
Third declension of -ώδης; -ῶδες (uncontracted, Epic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ώδης
-ṓdēs 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδεις / -ώδεες
-ṓdeis / -ṓdees 		-ώδεᾰ
-ṓdea
Genitive -ώδεος / -ώδευς
-ṓdeos / -ṓdeus 		-ώδεος / -ώδευς
-ṓdeos / -ṓdeus 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ωδέων
-ōdéōn 		-ωδέων
-ōdéōn
Dative -ώδει / -ώδεῐ̈
-ṓdei / -ṓdeï 		-ώδει / -ώδεῐ̈
-ṓdei / -ṓdeï 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδοιν
-ṓdoin 		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν
-ṓdesi(n) 		-ώδεσῐ / -ώδεσῐν
-ṓdesi(n)
Accusative -ώδεᾰ
-ṓdea 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδεᾰς
-ṓdeas 		-ώδεᾰ
-ṓdea
Vocative -ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ῶδες
-ôdes 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδει / -ώδεε
-ṓdei / -ṓdee 		-ώδεις / -ώδεες
-ṓdeis / -ṓdees 		-ώδεᾰ
-ṓdea
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-ωδέως
-ōdéōs 		-ωδέστερος
-ōdésteros 		-ωδέστᾰτος
-ōdéstatos
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 -ώδης

See also

References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 833
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