ὗς, ὗν,
A)
genitive ὑός [ῠ]; or σῦς, σῦν,
genitive σῠός, ὁ and ἡ: [
Refs 8th c.BC+] only for the sake of meter: in [
Refs 5th c.BC+] is the prevailing form, as also at Rhodes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὖς [
Refs 7th c.BC+]; both forms in [
Refs 5th c.BC+], see below; ὗς in [
LXX+3rd c.BC+] only as see reading in [
LXX+2nd c.BC+] (συναγρειον
falsa lectio in[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; but σῦς (
accusative σῦν) in [
Refs 1st c.BC+]:
plural,
nominative ὕες, σύε;
accusative ὕας, σύας,
Attic dialect ὗς [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
genitive ὑῶν, συῶ;
dative ὑσί (συσί [
Refs 8th c.BC+], but
Epic dialect also ὕεσσι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:—
the wild swine, of the
boar, σῦν ἄγριον ἀργιόδοντα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; also called σῦς κάπριος or κάπρος, (see entry); compare also χλούνη; of the
sow, συὸς ληϊβοτείρης [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕες (variant{ὗς}) ἄγριαι [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
A.2) of the domesticated animal, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; the hogs being eaten, ὕες θαλέθοντες ἀλοιφῇ [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; they were fed on acorns, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; also on μῆλα πλατανίστινα, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
sus foeta, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
A.3) proverbs, Βοιωτία ὗς, of stupidity (compare συοβοιωτοί), [
Refs 5th c.BC+] (σύας); ὗς ποτ᾽ Ἀθαναίαν ἔριν ἤρισεν (or more shortly ἡ ὗς τὴν Ἀθηνᾶν, Latin
sus Minervam, [
Refs 1st c.AD+], of dunces
setting themselves up against wise men, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὗς διὰ ῥόδων 'a bull in a china-shop', [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὗς ἐκώμασε, of arrogant and insolent behaviour, [
Refs 9th c.AD+]; ὗς ὑπὸ ῥόπαλον δραμεῖται, of one who runs wilfully into destruction, Dinoloch.14; παχὺς ὗς ἔκειτ᾽ ἐπὶ στόμα (compare βοῦς VIII) [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; λύσω τὴν ἐμαυτῆς ὗν I will give my
rage vent ('
go the whole hog'), [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
A.II) ={ὕαινα}[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
A.III) see at {ὕσγη}. (Cf. Latin σῡς, O[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
sú, sw-in: perhaps I.-[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
sū-s feminine 'mother', cf. Sanskrit
sū-s 'mother',
sū-te 'bring forth (young)'; change of meaning as in Polish
maciora (1) 'mother', (2) 'sow', and in Sardinian
mardi 'sow', from
mater; Sanskrit
sū-s is also
masculine, and σῦς is difficult.)