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ὤν -ῶν -ών Ancient Greek Pronunciation Etymology 1 grc genitive plural From grc ine-pro *-oHom and grc ine-pro *-esoHom, genitive plural of grc ine-pro *-os (thematic) and grc ine-pro *-os (athematic). Suffix grc suffix inflectional suffixes Genitive plural of 2d second- and 3d third-declension nouns and adjectives not accented on the ultima Masculine and neuter genitive plural of 1d first- and 2d second-declension not accented on the ultima Etymology 2 grc active participle From grc grk-pro *-onts, from grc ine-pro *-onts. Suffix -ουσᾰ -ον Masculine singular of present, future, and second aorist active participles Declension present and future -ων -ουσᾰ -ούσης -ούσῃ -όντοιν -όντοιν -όντοιν -όντοιν -ούσᾱ -ούσᾱ -ούσαιν -ούσαιν -όντων -όντων -ουσῶν -ούσαις -ούσᾱς -όντως aorist II -ών -οῦσᾰ See also active participle endings: grc -ᾱς grc -ώς Etymology 3 grc comparative From grc ine-pro *-yōs, with contamination. Alternative forms grc -ῑ́ων Suffix -ον Added to adjective stems to form comparative forms Declension -ον comp Etymology 4 grc possessive :inh ine-pro:*-Hō From grc ine-pro *-Hō, dubbed "Hoffmann's suffix", meaning "one who possesses X". Suffix -ωνος m third grc possessive Added to nouns to form possessive derivatives grc πλοῦτος riches Πλούτων One who possesses riches, god of the underworld grc τιμή honor Τίμων Honorable One, personal name Declension -ων -ωνος Derived terms grc Etymology 5 grc nominalisation :inh ine-pro:*-ō From grc ine-pro *-ō. It is sometimes referred to as the "Strabon suffix", after the personal name, which features it. Suffix -ωνος -ονος m third Added to adjectives to form nominalisations grc στραβός squinty-eyed Στράβων Squinty-eyed fellow, personal name grc γλαυκός gray-eyed Γλαύκων Gray-eyed fellow, personal name grc πλατύς broad, wide Πλάτων Broad/wide fellow, personal name Inflection -ων -ωνος -ων -ονος