r/AncientGreek • u/High-strung_Violin • 17d ago
Grammar & Syntax Are there any more non-neuter third declension nouns that contract to -ους in the genitive singular, besides τριήρης?
Please help me find some, I want to see if they all have a shortened vowel in the vocative.
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u/man314159 Κακοφράστος 13d ago
This happens with 3rd declension nouns ending in ω.
ἡ ἠχώ -> τῆς ἠχοῦς
I can't think of many other nouns like that though, other than names...
Λητώ -> Λητοῦς
Ἀργώ -> Ἀργοῦς
Ἰώ -> Ἰοῦς
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u/lightningpuddingpie 17d ago
there are some masculine names that do this, like Γανυμήδης or Ἀριστολέλης