hoû

hoû agr. οὗ 'ihm, ihr, es'

Etymology 1

PIE word
*swé

Accusative ἕ (hé) apparently from Proto-Hellenic *hwe = ϝέ, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“reflexive pronoun”).

Akkusativ ἕ (hé) offenbar von uhel. *hwe = ϝέ, von uig. *swé 'sich, selbst' „Reflexivpronomen“.

Alternative forms

• οὑ (hou) — enclitic
• εἷο (heîo), ἕο (héo), εὗ (heû), ἕθεν (héthen) — Epic
• ἑο (heo), ἑθεν (hethen) — Epic, enclitic
• εὑ (heu) — Epic, Ionic, enclitic, synaeresis
• ἑοῦς (heoûs), ἑοῦ (heoû), ϝέος (wéos), ἕθεν (héthen) — Doric
• ϝέθεν (wéthen) — Aeolic

Pronoun

οὗ • (hoû)

1. of him, her, it [ quotations ▼]

Usage notes

For dual and plural forms, see σφωέ (sphōé) and σφεῖς (spheîs).

Etymology 2

See ὅς (hós).

Pronoun

οὗ • (hoû)

1. masculine genitive singular of ὅς (hós)
2. neuter genitive singular of ὅς (hós)

Adverb

οὗ • (hoû)(relative adverb)

1. where, when [ quotations ▼]

Etymology 3

From ὅς (hós, “his”).

Adjective

οὗ • (hoû)

1. masculine genitive singular of ὅς (hós)
2. neuter genitive singular of ὅς (hós)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

οὗ • (hoû)

1. second-person singular aorist middle imperative of ἵημι (híēmi)