όσος | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

ὅσος is a relative adjective/pronoun meaning “as much as; as many as; as great as,” used in comparisons and similes. In correlative constructions it can also express an indefinite sense of “whatever; any.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"όσος"

Case: nominative (as given in lexical form; other cases exist)

Number: singular (as given in lexical form; regular inflection for plural)

Gender: masculine (as given in lexical form; regular inflection for feminine/neuter)

Degree: positive (does not compare)

Type: relative (sometimes exclamatory/interrogative) adjective/pronoun

Related Forms of ὅσος

10 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ὅσους accusative, plural, masculine όσα accusative, plural, neuter oson accusative, singular, neuter ὅσα accusative, plural, neuter ὁπόσα nominative or accusative, plural, neuter ὅσοι nominative, plural, masculine ὅσα nominative or accusative, plural, neuter o(sa nominative or accusative, plural, neuter Ὅσα nominative or accusative, plural, neuter οσαι nominative (also possible: vocative, same form), p...

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