ὑπερῷος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὑπερώιος (huperṓios) (with iota adscript instead of subscript)
• ὑπερώϊος (huperṓïos) — Epic, Ionic

Etymology

Contraction of Ionic ὑπερώϊος (huperṓïos), derived from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”, “over”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hy.pe.rɔ̂ːi̯.os/ → /y.peˈro.os/ → /i.peˈro.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.pe.rɔ̂ːi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)y.peˈro.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /y.peˈro.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /y.peˈro.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.peˈro.os/

Adjective

ὑπερῷος • (huperôios) m (feminine ὑπερῴᾱ, neuter ὑπερῷον); first/second declension

1. Located on or pertaining to the upper floor
   1. upstairs

Inflection

First and second declension of ὑπερῷος; ὑπερῴᾱ; ὑπερῷον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὑπερῷος huperôios	ὑπερῴᾱ huperṓiā	ὑπερῷον huperôion		ὑπερῴω huperṓiō	ὑπερῴᾱ huperṓiā	ὑπερῴω huperṓiō		ὑπερῷοι huperôioi	ὑπερῷαι huperôiai	ὑπερῷᾰ huperôiă
Genitive		ὑπερῴου huperṓiou	ὑπερῴᾱς huperṓiās	ὑπερῴου huperṓiou		ὑπερῴοιν huperṓioin	ὑπερῴαιν huperṓiain	ὑπερῴοιν huperṓioin		ὑπερῴων huperṓiōn	ὑπερῴων huperṓiōn	ὑπερῴων huperṓiōn
Dative		ὑπερῴῳ huperṓiōi	ὑπερῴᾳ huperṓiāi	ὑπερῴῳ huperṓiōi		ὑπερῴοιν huperṓioin	ὑπερῴαιν huperṓiain	ὑπερῴοιν huperṓioin		ὑπερῴοις huperṓiois	ὑπερῴαις huperṓiais	ὑπερῴοις huperṓiois
Accusative		ὑπερῷον huperôion	ὑπερῴᾱν huperṓiān	ὑπερῷον huperôion		ὑπερῴω huperṓiō	ὑπερῴᾱ huperṓiā	ὑπερῴω huperṓiō		ὑπερῴους huperṓious	ὑπερῴᾱς huperṓiās	ὑπερῷᾰ huperôiă
Vocative		ὑπερῷε huperôie	ὑπερῴᾱ huperṓiā	ὑπερῷον huperôion		ὑπερῴω huperṓiō	ὑπερῴᾱ huperṓiā	ὑπερῴω huperṓiō		ὑπερῷοι huperôioi	ὑπερῷαι huperôiai	ὑπερῷᾰ huperôiă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὑπερῴως huperṓiōs				ὑπερῳότερος huperōióteros				ὑπερῳότᾰτος huperōiótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ὑπερῴα (huperṓia)
• ὑπερῷον (huperôion)

Further reading

• “ὑπερῷος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press