Ὦξος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Vakhsh, the largest tributary of the river

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ɔ́͜ɔkʰsos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /óːkʰsos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /óxsos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /óksos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /óksos/

Proper noun

Ὦξος (genitive Ὤξου) m, second declension; (Ōksos)

1. the river Oxus; the river Amu Darya

Inflection

    Inflection

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ὦξος
Genitive	τοῦ Ὤξου
Dative	τῷ Ὤξῳ
Accusative	τὸν Ὦξον
Vocative	Ὦξε

Descendants

• Greek: Ώξος (Oxos)
• Latin: Oxus

References

• Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1019