Οὐλίξης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús), Ὀδυσεύς (Oduseús), Ὀλυσσεύς (Olusseús), Ὀλυττεύς (Olutteús), Οὑδυσσεύς (Houdusseús), Οὐλιξεύς (Oulixeús), Ὀλίξης (Olíxēs)
• Ὀλισεύς (Oliseús) — the earliest epigraphic form

Etymology

According to Visser, a dialectal (probably Doric) form of Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Probably from a Pre-Greek source tentatively reconstructed by Beekes as *Od/luk^yeu. Compare Etruscan 𐌖𐌈𐌖𐌆𐌄 (uθuze).

Pronounciation

 

• IPA^(key): /uː.lík.sɛːs/ → /uˈlik.sis/ → /uˈlik.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /uː.lík.sɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /uˈlik.se̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /uˈlik.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /uˈlik.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /uˈlik.sis/

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Proper noun

Οὐλίξης • (Oulíxēs) m (genitive Οὐλίξου or Οὐλίξᾱ); first declension

1. (Attic, Doric) Odysseus, Ulysses

Declension

First declension of ὁ Οὐλίξης; τοῦ Οὐλίξου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Οὐλίξης ho Oulíxēs
Genitive	τοῦ Οὐλίξου toû Oulíxou
Dative	τῷ Οὐλίξῃ tôi Oulíxēi
Accusative	τὸν Οὐλίξην tòn Oulíxēn
Vocative	Οὐλίξη Oulíxē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ὁ Οὐλίξης; τοῦ Οὐλίξᾱ (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Οὐλίξης ho Oulíxēs
Genitive	τοῦ Οὐλίξᾱ toû Oulíxā
Dative	τῷ Οὐλίξῃ tôi Oulíxēi
Accusative	τὸν Οὐλίξην tòn Oulíxēn
Vocative	Οὐλίξη Oulíxē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → Latin: Ulixes, Ulysses