οὖς

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See also: ους, ουσ., -οῦς, and οὕς

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (ear). Cognate with Old English ēare (English ear), Latin auris, Old Armenian ունկն (unkn), Old Church Slavonic оухо (uxo), and Old Irish áu.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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οὖς (oûsn (genitive ὠτός); third declension

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) ear
  2. hearing
  3. (from resemblance to an ear):
    1. handle of a pitcher or cup
    2. (architecture) Synonym of πᾰρωτῐ́ς (parōtís).
    3. Ellipsis of οὖς Ἀ̆φροδῑ́της (oûs Aphrodī́tēs).: A kind of shellfish.
    4. (anatomy) auricle of the heart
    5. The name of part of a bandage.
    6. (figuratively) spy
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Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “οὖς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1130-1

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