Oxus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος (Ôxos).
Proper noun[edit]
Oxus
- The Amu Darya river.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 17:
- By a happy coincidence, at around this time, reports began to reach him from Central Asia that rich deposits of gold were to be found there on the banks of the River Oxus […]
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ὦξος (Ôxos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoːk.sus/, [ˈoːks̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈok.sus/, [ˈɔksus]
Proper noun[edit]
Ōxus m sg (genitive Ōxī); second declension
- the Amu Darya river
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ōxus |
| Genitive | Ōxī |
| Dative | Ōxō |
| Accusative | Ōxum |
| Ablative | Ōxō |
| Vocative | Ōxe |
| Locative | Ōxī |
References[edit]
- “Oxus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Oxus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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