οὐρανοῦχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οὐρᾰνός (ouranós, “sky, heaven”) +‎ ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /uː.ra.nûː.kʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /u.raˈnu.kʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /u.raˈnu.xos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /u.raˈnu.xos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /u.raˈnu.xos/

Adjective

οὐρᾰνοῦχος • (ouranoûkhos) m or f (neuter οὐρᾰνοῦχον); second declension

holding heaven

Declension

Second declension of οὐρᾰνοῦχος; οὐρᾰνοῦχον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	οὐρᾰνοῦχος ouranoûkhos	οὐρᾰνοῦχον ouranoûkhon	οὐρᾰνούχω ouranoúkhō	οὐρᾰνούχω ouranoúkhō	οὐρᾰνοῦχοι ouranoûkhoi	οὐρᾰνοῦχᾰ ouranoûkha
Genitive	οὐρᾰνούχου ouranoúkhou	οὐρᾰνούχου ouranoúkhou	οὐρᾰνούχοιν ouranoúkhoin	οὐρᾰνούχοιν ouranoúkhoin	οὐρᾰνούχων ouranoúkhōn	οὐρᾰνούχων ouranoúkhōn
Dative	οὐρᾰνούχῳ ouranoúkhōi	οὐρᾰνούχῳ ouranoúkhōi	οὐρᾰνούχοιν ouranoúkhoin	οὐρᾰνούχοιν ouranoúkhoin	οὐρᾰνούχοις ouranoúkhois	οὐρᾰνούχοις ouranoúkhois
Accusative	οὐρᾰνοῦχον ouranoûkhon	οὐρᾰνοῦχον ouranoûkhon	οὐρᾰνούχω ouranoúkhō	οὐρᾰνούχω ouranoúkhō	οὐρᾰνούχους ouranoúkhous	οὐρᾰνοῦχᾰ ouranoûkha
Vocative	οὐρᾰνοῦχε ouranoûkhe	οὐρᾰνοῦχον ouranoûkhon	οὐρᾰνούχω ouranoúkhō	οὐρᾰνούχω ouranoúkhō	οὐρᾰνοῦχοι ouranoûkhoi	οὐρᾰνοῦχᾰ ouranoûkha
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	οὐρᾰνούχως ouranoúkhōs		οὐρᾰνουχότερος ouranoukhóteros		οὐρᾰνουχότᾰτος ouranoukhótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.