"οἴμοι" meaning in Ancient Greek

See οἴμοι in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ǒi̯.moi̯/, /ˈy.my/, /ˈi.mi/, /ǒi̯.moi̯/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈy.my/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈy.my/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈy.my/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈi.mi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: oímoi [romanization], ὤμοι [alternative], ᾤμοι [alternative]
Etymology: Univerbation of οἴ (oí, “woe!”) + μοι (moi, “to me”). Etymology templates: {{univerbation|grc|οἴ|μοι|t1=woe!|t2=to me}} Univerbation of οἴ (oí, “woe!”) + μοι (moi, “to me”) Head templates: {{head|grc|interjection}} οἴμοι • (oímoi)
  1. woe is me
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      "name": "univerbation"
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    },
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "name": "Ancient Greek univerbations",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ǒi̯.moi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.my/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.mi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ǒi̯.moi̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.my/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.my/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.my/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.mi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "οἴμοι"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾤμοι",
      "roman": "ṓimoi",
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.my/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.mi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ǒi̯.moi̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.my/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.my/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.my/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.mi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "οἴμοι"
}

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