Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾱ́ων ‎(ā́ōn) Epic
• έων ‎(éōn) Epic, Ionic
• ᾶν ‎(ân) Aeolic, Doric

Suffix

-ῶν • ‎(-ôn)

1. Genitive plural of first-declension nouns
2. Feminine genitive plural of first- and second-declension adjectives
3. Feminine genitive plural of first- and third-declension adjectives

Etymology 2

See -ων ‎(-ōn).

Suffix

-ῶν • ‎(-ôn)

1. Masculine and neuter genitive plural of second-declension nouns accented on the ultima
2. Masculine and neuter genitive plural of first- and second-declension adjectives accented on the ultima

Etymology 3

Contracted from έ- ‎(é-) or ό- ‎(ó-) + -ων ‎(-ōn, “participial suffix”).

Suffix

-ῶν • ‎(-ôn)

1. Masculine singular present active infinitive of contracted verbs in -όω ‎(-óō)
2. Masculine singular future active infinitive of verbs with Attic contracted futures in -έω ‎(-éō)