-ου

See also: ου, -ού, οὐ, οὔ, οὖ, οὗ, Ȣ, ᴕ, Appendix:Variations of "ou", and Appendix:Variations of "oy"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -οιο (-oio), -οο (-oo) — Epic
• -ω (-ō) — Aeolic, Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-ohyo from the Proto-Indo-European thematic genitive Proto-Indo-European *-osyo.

Suffix

-ου • (-ou) (Attic, Ionic, Epic, Doric)

1. Genitive singular of second-declension nouns and adjectives
2. Masculine and neuter genitive singular of first- and second-declension adjectives