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οξύ

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See also: ὀξύ

Greek

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈksi/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧ξύ

Etymology 1

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Nominalized learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, sharp) with semantic loan from German Säure and French acide.[1]

Noun

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οξύ (oxýn (plural οξέα)

  1. (chemistry) acid
Declension
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Declension of οξύ
singular plural
nominative οξύ (oxý) οξέα (oxéa)
genitive οξέος (oxéos) οξέων (oxéon)
accusative οξύ (oxý) οξέα (oxéa)
vocative οξύ (oxý) οξέα (oxéa)
Derived terms
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  • see: οξύς (oxýs, sharp, pointed)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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οξύ (oxý)

  1. accusative/vocative masculine singular of οξύς (oxýs)
  2. genitive masculine singular of οξύς (oxýs)
    Alternative form: οξέος (oxéos)
  3. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of οξύς (oxýs)
  4. genitive neuter singular of οξύς (oxýs)
    Alternative form: οξέος (oxéos)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ οξύ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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