ὑπήκοος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὑπακούω (hupakoúō) +‎ -ος (-os).

Compare typologically Latin oboediēns (< oboediō < ob- + audiō); Dutch gehoorzaam (<< horen (cognate via PIE)); Bulgarian послушен (poslušen), Polish posłuszny, Russian послу́шный (poslúšnyj) (akin to слу́шать (slúšatʹ)).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῠ̔πήκοος • (hŭpḗkoosm or f (neuter ῠ̔πήκοον); second declension

  1. listening [with dative ‘to someone’]
  2. subject, obedient [with genitive or dative ‘to someone’]

Declension

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