όττι

Lemma: ὅστις

pronoun (indefinite/relative) pronoun (indefinite/relative)

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Definition

Whoever, whosoever; an indefinite relative pronoun referring to a person (often with a generalizing sense, “anyone who”). Also used as an interrogative in the sense “who, what sort of person?”

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Grammatical Analysis

"όττι"

Type: subordinating

Function: introduces a content clause ("that") or an object clause after verbs of saying/thinking/perceiving; in some contexts can be causal ("because")

Form note: όττι is an Ionic/poetic spelling (often for ὅτι) with geminate -ττ-

Related Forms of ὅστις

11 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Οστις nominative, singular, masculine or feminine (commo... αἵτινες nominative, plural, feminine Ήτις nominative, singular, feminine Ὅστις nominative, singular, masculine ἥντινα accusative, singular, feminine ἡτις nominative, singular, feminine ἥτις nominative, singular, feminine οἵτινες nominative, plural, masculine αἵτινές nominative, plural, feminine ὅστις nominative, singular, masculine ὅτῳ dative, singular, masculine or neuter

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