"οὐ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See οὐ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /uː/, /u/, /u/, /uː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /u/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /u/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /u/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /u/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ou [romanization]
Etymology: Possibly οὐκί (oukí, “not so, never”), from Proto-Hellenic *oyuki, from Proto-Indo-European *(ne) h₂óyu kʷíd (“(not) ever, (not) on your life”). Compare Sanskrit उद् (ud), Gothic 𐌿𐌳 (ud), Old Armenian ոչ (očʻ) and Albanian as. Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₂ey-|*kʷ-|id1=life}}, {{m|grc|οὐκί|t=not so, never}} οὐκί (oukí, “not so, never”), {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*oyuki}} Proto-Hellenic *oyuki, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*(ne) h₂óyu kʷíd|t=(not) ever, (not) on your life}} Proto-Indo-European *(ne) h₂óyu kʷíd (“(not) ever, (not) on your life”), {{cog|sa|उद्}} Sanskrit उद् (ud), {{cog|got|𐌿𐌳}} Gothic 𐌿𐌳 (ud), {{cog|xcl|ոչ}} Old Armenian ոչ (očʻ), {{cog|sq|as}} Albanian as Head templates: {{grc-particle|neg=1}} οὐ • (ou) (negative particle)
  1. not (indicates negation) Wikipedia link: double negative Tags: negative, particle Synonyms: οὐκ (ouk) (english: before vowel with smooth breathing), οὐχ (oukh) (english: before vowel with rough breathing), οὔ (oú) (english: pausal form), οὐχί (oukhí) [Epic], Attic, οὐκί (oukí) [Epic], Ionic

Alternative forms

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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/u/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/u/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/u/",
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      "english": "before vowel with smooth breathing",
      "roman": "ouk",
      "word": "οὐκ"
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      "english": "before vowel with rough breathing",
      "roman": "oukh",
      "word": "οὐχ"
    },
    {
      "english": "pausal form",
      "roman": "oú",
      "word": "οὔ"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "Attic"
    },
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      "roman": "oukí",
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        "Epic"
      ],
      "word": "οὐκί"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ionic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "οὐ"
}

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