ολίγου | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Small in number or amount; few, little. By extension, of short extent or duration, “brief.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"ολίγου"

Lexeme: ὀλίγος

Case: genitive

Number: singular

Gender: masculine or neuter

Degree: positive

Declension: 1st/2nd declension adjective

Note: The form ὀλίγου can function (1) adjectivally/substantivally as a genitive singular (‘of little / of a little’), or (2) in idiomatic adverbial genitive usage meaning ‘a little, for a short time, almost’ depending on context.

Related Forms of ὀλίγος

7 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ὀλίγην accusative, singular, feminine ὀλίγον accusative, singular, neuter ὀλίγου genitive, singular, masculine/neuter (same form) ὀλίγον accusative, singular, neuter ὀλίγος nominative, singular, masculine ολιγῳ dative, singular, masculine/neuter ὀλίγῳ dative, singular, masculine or neuter

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