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Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Noun
*ówis f
- sheep
Inflection
I-stem, masc./fem.
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Nominative
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*ówis
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Genitive
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*óweyos, -ēyos
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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*ówis
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*óweye, -ēye
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*óweyes, -ēyes
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Vocative
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*ówi
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*óweye, -ēye
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*óweyes, -ēyes
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Accusative
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*ówin
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*óweye, -ēye
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*ówins, -ēyəs, -iyəs
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Genitive
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*óweyos, -ēyos
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?
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*ówiyōn
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Dative
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*óweyei, -ēyei
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?
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*ówipʰi
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Locative
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*ówēy, -ēyi
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*ówihi
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Instrumental
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*ówiye?
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*ówipʰi
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Descendants
- Ancient Greek: ὄϊς (óïs), οἶς (oîs) (see there for further descendants)