θοός

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰo.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰoˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θoˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θoˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θoˈos/

Etymology 1

Deverbal adjective from θέω (théō, “to dash, to race; to fly”) +‎ -ός (-ós, an adjectival suffix), with expected o-grade monophthongization of the verbal stem. ^[1] Compare Θόας.

Adjective

θοός • (thoós) m (feminine θοή, neuter θοόν); first/second declension

fast, fleet, quick, speedy, swift

Declension

First and second declension of θοός; θοή; θοόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θοός thoós	θοή thoḗ	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοοί thooí	θοαί thoaí	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Genitive	θοοῦ thooû	θοῆς thoês	θοοῦ thooû	θοοῖν thooîn	θοαῖν thoaîn	θοοῖν thooîn	θοῶν thoôn	θοῶν thoôn	θοῶν thoôn
Dative	θοῷ thoōî	θοῇ thoēî	θοῷ thoōî	θοοῖν thooîn	θοαῖν thoaîn	θοοῖν thooîn	θοοῖς thooîs	θοαῖς thoaîs	θοοῖς thooîs
Accusative	θοόν thoón	θοήν thoḗn	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοούς thooús	θοᾱ́ς thoā́s	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Vocative	θοέ thoé	θοή thoḗ	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοοί thooí	θοαί thoaí	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θοῶς thoôs			θοώτερος thoṓteros			θοώτᾰτος thoṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of θοός; θοή; θοόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θοός thoós	θοή thoḗ	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοοί thooí	θοαί thoaí	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Genitive	θοοῖο θοόο θοοῦ thooîo thoóo thooû	θοῆς thoês	θοοῖο θοόο θοοῦ thooîo thoóo thooû	θοοῖῐ̈ν thooîĭ̈n	θοαῖῐ̈ν thoaîĭ̈n	θοοῖῐ̈ν thooîĭ̈n	θοῶν thoôn	θοᾱ́ων θοέων θοῶν thoā́ōn thoéōn thoôn	θοῶν thoôn
Dative	θοῷ thoōî	θοῇ thoēî	θοῷ thoōî	θοοῖῐ̈ν thooîĭ̈n	θοαῖῐ̈ν thoaîĭ̈n	θοοῖῐ̈ν thooîĭ̈n	θοοῖσῐ θοοῖσῐν θοοῖς thooîsĭ(n) thooîs	θοῇσῐ θοῇσῐν θοῇς θοαῖς thoēîsĭ(n) thoēîs thoaîs	θοοῖσῐ θοοῖσῐν θοοῖς thooîsĭ(n) thooîs
Accusative	θοόν thoón	θοήν thoḗn	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοούς thooús	θοᾱ́ς thoā́s	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Vocative	θοέ thoé	θοή thoḗ	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοοί thooí	θοαί thoaí	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θοῶς thoôs			θοώτερος thoṓteros			θοώτᾰτος thoṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ἀλκάθοος (Alkáthoos)
Ἀμφιθόη (Amphithóē)
Ἀρηίθοος (Arēíthoos)
ἀρηίθοος (arēíthoos)
βοηθόος (boēthóos)
θοάζω (thoázō)
Θόη (Thóē)
Ἱπποθόη (Hippothóē)
Ἱππόθοος (Hippóthoos)
κυμοθόη (kumothóē)
Λαοθόη (Laothóē)
Ναυσίθοος (Nausíthoos)
Πάνθοος (Pánthoos)
Πειρίθοος (Peiríthoos)
πολύφθοος (polúphthoos)
Πρόθοος (Próthoos)
ὠκύθοος (ōkúthoos)

Etymology 2

Of unclear origin. Probably not related to Sanskrit धारा (dhā́rā, “cutting edge, blade (of a sword)”).^[2] Perhaps related to Etymology 1, with sense development "swift" > "swiftly cutting" > "sharp"; for a semantic parallel, note the English synonyms quickwitted and sharpwitted.

Adjective

θοός • (thoós) m (feminine θοή, neuter θοόν); first/second declension

sharp, pointed

Declension

First and second declension of θοός; θοή; θοόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θοός thoós	θοή thoḗ	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοοί thooí	θοαί thoaí	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Genitive	θοοῦ thooû	θοῆς thoês	θοοῦ thooû	θοοῖν thooîn	θοαῖν thoaîn	θοοῖν thooîn	θοῶν thoôn	θοῶν thoôn	θοῶν thoôn
Dative	θοῷ thoōî	θοῇ thoēî	θοῷ thoōî	θοοῖν thooîn	θοαῖν thoaîn	θοοῖν thooîn	θοοῖς thooîs	θοαῖς thoaîs	θοοῖς thooîs
Accusative	θοόν thoón	θοήν thoḗn	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοούς thooús	θοᾱ́ς thoā́s	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Vocative	θοέ thoé	θοή thoḗ	θοόν thoón	θοώ thoṓ	θοᾱ́ thoā́	θοώ thoṓ	θοοί thooí	θοαί thoaí	θοᾰ́ thoắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θοῶς thoôs			θοώτερος thoṓteros			θοώτᾰτος thoṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

θοόω (thoóō)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “θοός 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 551
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “θοός 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 551

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading