ὀξύρρυγχος

See also: Ὀξύρρυγχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀξῠ́ρῠγχος (oxúrunkhos)

Etymology

From ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) +‎ ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “beak, snout”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ok.sýr̥.r̥yŋ.kʰos/ → /okˈsyr.ryŋ.xos/ → /okˈsi.riŋ.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ok.sýr̥.r̥yŋ.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /okˈsyr.ryŋ.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /okˈsyr.ryŋ.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /okˈsyr.ryŋ.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /okˈsi.riŋ.xos/

Adjective

ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος • (oxúrrhunkhos) m or f (neuter ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον); second declension

1. sharp-snouted
2. sharp-pointed

Declension

Second declension of ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος; ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος oxúrrhunkhos	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον oxúrrhunkhon		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxurrhúnkhō	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxurrhúnkhō		ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχοι oxúrrhunkhoi	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχᾰ oxúrrhunkha
Genitive		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου oxurrhúnkhou	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου oxurrhúnkhou		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν oxurrhúnkhoin	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν oxurrhúnkhoin		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχων oxurrhúnkhōn	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχων oxurrhúnkhōn
Dative		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχῳ oxurrhúnkhōi	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχῳ oxurrhúnkhōi		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν oxurrhúnkhoin	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν oxurrhúnkhoin		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοις oxurrhúnkhois	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοις oxurrhúnkhois
Accusative		ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον oxúrrhunkhon	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον oxúrrhunkhon		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxurrhúnkhō	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxurrhúnkhō		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχους oxurrhúnkhous	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχᾰ oxúrrhunkha
Vocative		ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχε oxúrrhunkhe	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον oxúrrhunkhon		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxurrhúnkhō	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxurrhúnkhō		ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχοι oxúrrhunkhoi	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχᾰ oxúrrhunkha
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ὀξῠρρῠ́γχως oxurrhúnkhōs			ὀξῠρρῠγχότερος oxurrhunkhóteros			ὀξῠρρῠγχότᾰτος oxurrhunkhótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος • (oxúrrhunkhos) m (genitive ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου); second declension

1. elephantfish (Mormyrus niloticus)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος; τοῦ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος ho oxúrrhunkhos	τὼ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω tṑ oxurrhúnkhō	οἱ ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχοι hoi oxúrrhunkhoi
Genitive	τοῦ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου toû oxurrhúnkhou	τοῖν ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν toîn oxurrhúnkhoin	τῶν ὀξῠρρῠ́γχων tôn oxurrhúnkhōn
Dative	τῷ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχῳ tôi oxurrhúnkhōi	τοῖν ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν toîn oxurrhúnkhoin	τοῖς ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοις toîs oxurrhúnkhois
Accusative	τὸν ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον tòn oxúrrhunkhon	τὼ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω tṑ oxurrhúnkhō	τοὺς ὀξῠρρῠ́γχους toùs oxurrhúnkhous
Vocative	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχε oxúrrhunkhe	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxurrhúnkhō	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχοι oxúrrhunkhoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxúrrhunkhos)
• ὀξῠρρῠγχῑτῐκόν (oxurrhunkhītikón)

 

Further reading

• “ὀξύρρυγχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ὀξύρρυγχος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette