ὀλοός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὀλόεις (olóeis), ὀλοιός (oloiós), ὀλώϊος (olṓïos), οὐλοός (ouloós)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- (“destroy”), the same root of ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “to destroy”). Traditionally explained as *ὀλοϝός (*olowós) with vowel assimilation.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.lo.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.loˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.loˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.loˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.loˈos/

Adjective

ὀλοός • (oloós) m (feminine ὀλοή, neuter ὀλοόν); first/second declension

destructive, deadly, fatal
sinister, ominous

Inflection

First and second declension of ὀλοός; ὀλοή; ὀλοόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὀλοός oloós	ὀλοή oloḗ	ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοοί olooí	ὀλοαί oloaí	ὀλοᾰ́ oloắ
Genitive	ὀλοοῦ olooû	ὀλοῆς oloês	ὀλοοῦ olooû	ὀλοοῖν olooîn	ὀλοαῖν oloaîn	ὀλοοῖν olooîn	ὀλοῶν oloôn	ὀλοῶν oloôn	ὀλοῶν oloôn
Dative	ὀλοῷ oloôi	ὀλοῇ oloêi	ὀλοῷ oloôi	ὀλοοῖν olooîn	ὀλοαῖν oloaîn	ὀλοοῖν olooîn	ὀλοοῖς olooîs	ὀλοαῖς oloaîs	ὀλοοῖς olooîs
Accusative	ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοήν oloḗn	ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοούς olooús	ὀλοᾱ́ς oloā́s	ὀλοᾰ́ oloắ
Vocative	ὀλοέ oloé	ὀλοή oloḗ	ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοοί olooí	ὀλοαί oloaí	ὀλοᾰ́ oloắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὀλοῶς oloôs			ὀλοώτερος oloṓteros			ὀλοώτᾰτος oloṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ὀλοός; ὀλοή; ὀλοόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὀλοός oloós	ὀλοή oloḗ	ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοοί olooí	ὀλοαί oloaí	ὀλοᾰ́ oloắ
Genitive	ὀλοοῦ / ὀλοοῖο / ὀλοόο olooû / olooîo / oloóo	ὀλοῆς oloês	ὀλοοῦ / ὀλοοῖο / ὀλοόο olooû / olooîo / oloóo	ὀλοοῖῐν olooîĭn	ὀλοαῖν / ὀλοαῖῐν / ὀλοῇῐν oloaî(ĭ)n / oloêiĭn	ὀλοοῖῐν olooîĭn	ὀλοῶν oloôn	ὀλοᾱ́ων / ὀλοέ͜ων / ὀλοῶν oloā́ōn / oloé͜ōn / oloôn	ὀλοῶν oloôn
Dative	ὀλοῷ oloôi	ὀλοῇ oloêi	ὀλοῷ oloôi	ὀλοοῖῐν olooîĭn	ὀλοαῖν / ὀλοαῖῐν / ὀλοῇῐν oloaî(ĭ)n / oloêiĭn	ὀλοοῖῐν olooîĭn	ὀλοοῖσῐ / ὀλοοῖσῐν / ὀλοοῖς olooîsĭ(n) / olooîs	ὀλοῇσῐ / ὀλοῇσῐν / ὀλοῇς / ὀλοαῖς oloêisĭ(n) / oloêis / oloaîs	ὀλοοῖσῐ / ὀλοοῖσῐν / ὀλοοῖς olooîsĭ(n) / olooîs
Accusative	ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοήν oloḗn	ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοούς olooús	ὀλοᾱ́ς oloā́s	ὀλοᾰ́ oloắ
Vocative	ὀλοέ oloé	ὀλοή oloḗ	ὀλοόν oloón	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοᾱ́ oloā́	ὀλοώ oloṓ	ὀλοοί olooí	ὀλοαί oloaí	ὀλοᾰ́ oloắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὀλοῶς oloôs			ὀλοώτερος oloṓteros			ὀλοώτᾰτος oloṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

ὀλοόφρων (oloóphrōn)

References

“ὀλοός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ὀλοός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ὀλοός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN